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reticence
Noun
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Part of me thinks Americans’ reticence is political.—
Nicole Russell,
USA Today,
12 Mar. 2026 -
Sweeney did concede that the uncertainty around two of the four first-round picks (the Toronto pick this year is top-5 protected and the Florida pick next year is top-10 protected) added to the reticence to move any of them.—
Steve Conroy,
Boston Herald,
6 Mar. 2026
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“Reticency.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reticency. Accessed 15 Mar. 2026.
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