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the publisher's reticence to make content available online for free
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But uptake has been slow, reflecting a broader industry-wide reticence to shell out.
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Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 13 Feb. 2026
Merz insists Germany must rebuild military capacity – a departure from decades of both German domestic and EU-wide reticence toward such a move.
—Julia Khrebtan-Hörhager, The Conversation, 11 Feb. 2026
But after months of relative reticence to take big swings or commit to a tank job, the Bulls made a sharp heel turn this week by offloading all but one of their expiring contracts.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 6 Feb. 2026
That reticence may well have helped to diminish his reputation; indeed, his contribution has been largely eclipsed by that of his eldest son, the abstract painter and sculptor Ben Nicholson.
—The Week Uk, TheWeek, 8 Jan. 2026
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Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 13 Feb. 2026
Merz insists Germany must rebuild military capacity – a departure from decades of both German domestic and EU-wide reticence toward such a move.
—Julia Khrebtan-Hörhager, The Conversation, 11 Feb. 2026
But after months of relative reticence to take big swings or commit to a tank job, the Bulls made a sharp heel turn this week by offloading all but one of their expiring contracts.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 6 Feb. 2026
That reticence may well have helped to diminish his reputation; indeed, his contribution has been largely eclipsed by that of his eldest son, the abstract painter and sculptor Ben Nicholson.
—The Week Uk, TheWeek, 8 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for reticence
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“Reticence.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reticence. Accessed 25 Feb. 2026.
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reticence
noun
ret·i·cence
ˈret-ə-sən(t)s 
1
: the quality or state of being reticent
a witness's reticence that was unhelpful to police
2
: an instance of being reticent
3
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