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New Delhi and Washington have made important strides together toward balancing Chinese power in recent years, but India’s diffidence about a tight partnership with the United States frustrates this outcome.—
ASHLEY J. TELLIS,
Foreign Affairs,
17 June 2025 -
Between the sticks - Bayern seem reluctant to retire Neuer but this diffidence is helping no one.—
Sebastian Stafford-Bloor,
The Athletic,
7 Jan. 2025
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As high school and college graduates across the country celebrate the completion of a major milestone, they — and their nervous parents — are looking ahead to a future marked by political uncertainty and economic insecurity.—
Jim Ruland,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2025
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Much of the public debate has focused on structural factors like childcare costs, work-life balance and economic insecurity.—
Daniella Gray,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 June 2025
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While feedback, openness to questions and acknowledgment of effort help to adapt, a dismissive environment can instill self-doubt before the employee even has a chance to perform.—
Naira Velumyan,
Forbes.com,
17 June 2025
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The production — directed and choreographed by Jennifer Werner — stands on the shoulders of a strong cast, led by Sam McLellan as Elder Price, the strait-laced, big brother type who’s on a mission to fulfill his, well, mission but is derailed by self-doubt and religious questioning.—
Michael James Rocha,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 June 2025
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“Self-distrust.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-distrust. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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