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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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As Gaetz's controversies dominated the news cycle and senators on both sides of the aisle expressed hesitance about confirming his nomination, murmurs arose that the Ethics Committee was thinking about finally releasing its report on the lawmaker given the strong public interest.
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Virginia Chamlee, People.com, 23 Dec. 2024
There was a certain reticence and hesitance from Utah’s shooters.
—Thomas Drance, The Athletic, 19 Dec. 2024
While not referring specifically to Florida's case, Redfin experts said that the election is playing a role in the hesitance of buyers and sellers in the U.S. housing market.
—Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
It was assigned to the Senate Judiciary Committee on Feb. 1 but has yet to make it to a calendar, which could suggest hesitance to take up a measure legal staff has cautioned could bring constitutional challenges.
—Melissa Brown, The Tennessean, 4 Mar. 2024
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Virginia Chamlee, People.com, 23 Dec. 2024
There was a certain reticence and hesitance from Utah’s shooters.
—Thomas Drance, The Athletic, 19 Dec. 2024
While not referring specifically to Florida's case, Redfin experts said that the election is playing a role in the hesitance of buyers and sellers in the U.S. housing market.
—Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
It was assigned to the Senate Judiciary Committee on Feb. 1 but has yet to make it to a calendar, which could suggest hesitance to take up a measure legal staff has cautioned could bring constitutional challenges.
—Melissa Brown, The Tennessean, 4 Mar. 2024
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“Hesitance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hesitance. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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hesitance
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hes·i·tance
ˈhez-ə-tən(t)s 
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