reluctant
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Hopes for a deal run high before fizzling, so markets have been reluctant to discount longer-lasting disruptions, Morgan Stanley analysts said.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026
Snow's wife, an epidemiologist, told the Mail he was initially reluctant to see a doctor, but he saw a specialist in 2023.
From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026
Even after mines are cleared, private shipowners will be reluctant to send vessels back where they’ve been trapped for months.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026
The Fed Bank of Chicago said that small business intermediaries reported greater uncertainty on the part of their clients, who were increasingly reluctant to take on debt to start or grow their businesses.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026
But outside of the death penalty arena, civil rights advocates have long been reluctant to leap to the defense of those viewed as criminals.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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