timid

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Now 71, he offers advice that suggests a leader who was often worried but never timid; at moments of ambiguity, he says, “try simply acting like you’re in charge,” which is just what he did.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

Yet with only two wickets lost there was the unerring sense that Zimbabwe's approach had been a little timid and they had left some runs out in the middle.

From BBC • Feb. 13, 2026

After admitting to being nervous and timid in embarking in her title defence, this was more like the Keys that stunned Aryna Sabalenka in the final a year ago.

From Barron's • Jan. 24, 2026

Raducanu arrived in Melbourne with just one win under her belt and off the back of a timid defeat by world number 204 Taylah Preston in Hobart.

From BBC • Jan. 21, 2026

Fragile, timid, with natural good manners, he was, however, better suited for war than for government.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez