retiringness

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Noun
  • Kevin Lamarque | Reuters Without U.S. support or Russia’s acquiescence, analysts say Europe could find its peacekeeping proposals falling flat very quickly.
    Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 3 Mar. 2025
  • At nearly every turn, he’s been able to get away with it, often with the reluctant acquiescence of Western leaders, from George W. Bush to Angela Merkel, who looked away from his misdeeds for the sake of diplomatic comity.
    Bret Stephens, The Mercury News, 27 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • The biggest spotlight has been on Mr. Trump’s very public effort to broker a quick peace in Ukraine, which has entailed previously unthinkable U.S. deference to Moscow’s wishes.
    Fred Weir, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 Mar. 2025
  • The odds of that petition succeeding would be very low as courts are obligated under the law to accord high deference to arbitration decisions.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 2 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Between the sticks - Bayern seem reluctant to retire Neuer but this diffidence is helping no one.
    Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025
  • At its best, the uncomfortably intimate aesthetic of the films combined with the general diffidence at their heart attempted to epitomize a generational temperament and linguistic sensibility.
    Vikram Murthi, IndieWire, 14 Aug. 2024
Noun
  • But some advocates worry moves at the agency have already discouraged submissions, such as the error message that temporarily appeared on its homepage in recent weeks.
    J.J. McCorvey, NBC News, 11 Mar. 2025
  • In total, this year’s festival will screen 49 films from 30 countries, which were selected from approximately 1,000 submissions.
    Addie Morfoot, Variety, 11 Mar. 2025
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“Retiringness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/retiringness. Accessed 20 Mar. 2025.

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