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hesitation

[hez-i-tey-shuhn] / ˌhɛz ɪˈteɪ ʃən /


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What we did not anticipate was the hesitation we received from some parents.

From Slate Sep. 11, 2026

Local pensioner Kevin Bridgeman said he would have no hesitation greeting Trump if their paths crossed.

From Barron's Sep. 11, 2026

There is another concern behind my hesitation: My brother previously had corporate jobs earning six figures but left that career and now works at a job he enjoys that pays less than $50,000 a year.

From MarketWatch Sep. 10, 2026

Over the last five years, she said, more families have expressed hesitation around vaccination.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 4, 2026

Fischer, without hesitation, tapped Spassky’s right hand—and Spassky opened it to reveal the black pawn.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

When that was met with no hesitations, that was a pivotal part of me taking this job.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 7, 2026

Let’s start with the big “why” for your efforts, because that may solve all of your hesitations in one fell swoop.

From MarketWatch Jan. 14, 2026

Douglass admired Lincoln’s towering sense of humanity even as he critiqued the president’s hesitations and half-steps.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 24, 2025

When you do have moments where you go I think this might be going too far or This is too mean-spirited, how do those hesitations manifest for you?

From Slate Jun. 11, 2025

There was a new strength to her; there were no hesitations in her movements.

From "Huntress" by Malinda Lo




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