reluctant
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If you’re the reluctant friend, take this in.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
While sentiment darkened, though, investors seem reluctant to cut risk significantly.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026
US allies in Europe that oppose the war and have been reluctant to come to America's aid in reopening the strait will also have to be convinced.
From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026
Fierce negotiations are expected between the European Parliament and member states, especially over where to find extra money that governments are reluctant to chip in.
From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026
Griffith’s experiment may have stuffed genetics into a one-way taxicab and sent it scuttling toward a strange future—but Avery was reluctant to climb on that bandwagon.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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