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McDonnell said some citizens have begun hesitating to call the police in recent years because they haven’t felt that anything “meaningful would be done.”

One issue on which Trump may hesitate to buck public opinion: Abortion.

Some professors hesitate to grade accurately because of student evaluations, which are often more negative for tough graders.

Though proponents insist that the laws protect both the life of the fetus and the person carrying it, in practice, doctors have hesitated to provide care under threat of prosecution, prison time and professional ruin.

From Salon

But while the Jordan says the curriculum needs a refresh, he hesitates over whether music should be split by the colour of an artist's skin.

From BBC

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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