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Golden State's reluctancy to meet in the middle with Kuminga has given people reason to speculate how much the team truly values the 22-year-old.
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Valentina Martinez, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
Like anywhere else in the world, reaching climate neutrality is mainly a mission for central governments and companies, but the example of Rybnik proves that ‘deep listening’ is the sine qua non to beat reluctancy and create a just society.
—Emanuela Barbiroglio, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2021
Yeah, from her demeanor, from her reluctancy, not wanting to talk to us … absolutely.
—CBS News, 6 June 2020
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Valentina Martinez, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
Like anywhere else in the world, reaching climate neutrality is mainly a mission for central governments and companies, but the example of Rybnik proves that ‘deep listening’ is the sine qua non to beat reluctancy and create a just society.
—Emanuela Barbiroglio, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2021
Yeah, from her demeanor, from her reluctancy, not wanting to talk to us … absolutely.
—CBS News, 6 June 2020
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“Reluctancy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reluctancy. Accessed 3 Dec. 2025.
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