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Fleischaker said it would be difficult to increase deportations, even with Border Patrol leaders at the helm, because of the complexities around securing travel documents and negotiating with countries that are reticent to accept deportees.

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“Betting on perfection is a dangerous place to be in so we’ve been reticent to pile on to the momentum trades.”

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Meanwhile, the reticent Teller serves as the perfect foil.

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It became clear within moments that Shyamalan’s concept would win the day, though Sparks is reticent to say why, except that “mine was pretty dark.”

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It’s not as though Anderson has been exactly reticent to live in the moment.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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