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sales figures for the month were up, as consumers began to overcome their hesitance about purchasing big-ticket items
she mistook my hesitance to mean I didn't like her poem, but I was trying to come up with appropriate words of praise
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Hollywood’s hesitance to fully embrace non-English programming remains a barrier, but that seems to have fallen this year.
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Clayton Davis, Variety, 16 Sep. 2024
The Ransomware Surge and the Cost of Inaction Ransomware also remains a lucrative and low-risk endeavor for cybercriminals, fueled by organizations’ hesitance to disrupt their operations with preventive measures.
—Craig Burland, Forbes, 27 Sep. 2024
The hesitance is largely due to employer’s compliance and logistics concerns in its implementation, even after the IRS issued additional guidance in August.
—Maria Gracia Santillana Linares, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2024
Republicans’ hesitance to drive an EV is remarkably strong and sustained.
—Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 3 Oct. 2024
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Clayton Davis, Variety, 16 Sep. 2024
The Ransomware Surge and the Cost of Inaction Ransomware also remains a lucrative and low-risk endeavor for cybercriminals, fueled by organizations’ hesitance to disrupt their operations with preventive measures.
—Craig Burland, Forbes, 27 Sep. 2024
The hesitance is largely due to employer’s compliance and logistics concerns in its implementation, even after the IRS issued additional guidance in August.
—Maria Gracia Santillana Linares, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2024
Republicans’ hesitance to drive an EV is remarkably strong and sustained.
—Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 3 Oct. 2024
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“Hesitance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hesitance. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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hesitance
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hes·i·tance
ˈhez-ə-tən(t)s 
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