reticent
Example Sentences
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However, it could be much more reticent about prospects for future rate cuts given high energy prices.
And increasingly, many young New Zealanders are making more permanent moves, reticent to come back to a country they feel no longer offers a prosperous future for them.
From BBC
The staunch Republican was less reticent about his political persuasions and was a guest at President George W Bush's inauguration in 2001.
From BBC
Yet the board is reticent to set a new finish date for the remaining work, including the divisive Glory Facade and its four bell towers.
From Barron's
Disney’s struggles with succession over the decades have become epic dramas filled with false starts, larger-than-life leaders reticent to go and allegations of hollow searches for a new CEO.
From Los Angeles Times
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