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the publisher's reticence to make content available online for free
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That reticence was on display this week as France and Poland teamed up to push for curbs on Ukrainian imports amid protests by farmers in their own countries who are clamoring for more support.
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Siobhán O'Grady, Washington Post, 30 Mar. 2024
In truth, American reticence is both personality-driven and structural.
—TIME, 5 Feb. 2024
The administration’s reticence to ban TikTok has been partially due to the IEEPA’s weakness, but also because — ironically — Biden benefits from TikTok’s influence on youth voters.
—Jimmy Byrn, National Review, 2 Feb. 2024
Israel’s aggressive tactics, reticence in allowing aid into Gaza and the high civilian death toll have been widely criticized around the world, including allegations of genocide brought by South Africa at the UN’s highest court.
—Robert Hart, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
Bey’s work is distinguished not so much by its conceptual novelty as by its perfection of finish, its reticence and its invitation to spiritual work on the part of the viewer.
—Philip Kennicott, Washington Post, 24 Jan. 2024
Moreno has pounced on Dolan as anti-Trump, citing his criticism in 2022 and reticence to embrace Republicans' presumptive presidential nominee this year.
—Tal Axelrod, ABC News, 19 Mar. 2024
But that reticence, Mr. Austin’s backers say, reflects decades of cultural challenges for a Black man who has succeeded in the military by learning not to showcase too much of himself.
—Helene Cooper, New York Times, 13 Jan. 2024
This reticence is sometimes interpreted as an intentional move by Voynich, meant to conceal the manuscript’s modern creation.
—Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 31 Jan. 2024
Siobhán O'Grady, Washington Post, 30 Mar. 2024
In truth, American reticence is both personality-driven and structural.
—TIME, 5 Feb. 2024
The administration’s reticence to ban TikTok has been partially due to the IEEPA’s weakness, but also because — ironically — Biden benefits from TikTok’s influence on youth voters.
—Jimmy Byrn, National Review, 2 Feb. 2024
Israel’s aggressive tactics, reticence in allowing aid into Gaza and the high civilian death toll have been widely criticized around the world, including allegations of genocide brought by South Africa at the UN’s highest court.
—Robert Hart, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
Bey’s work is distinguished not so much by its conceptual novelty as by its perfection of finish, its reticence and its invitation to spiritual work on the part of the viewer.
—Philip Kennicott, Washington Post, 24 Jan. 2024
Moreno has pounced on Dolan as anti-Trump, citing his criticism in 2022 and reticence to embrace Republicans' presumptive presidential nominee this year.
—Tal Axelrod, ABC News, 19 Mar. 2024
But that reticence, Mr. Austin’s backers say, reflects decades of cultural challenges for a Black man who has succeeded in the military by learning not to showcase too much of himself.
—Helene Cooper, New York Times, 13 Jan. 2024
This reticence is sometimes interpreted as an intentional move by Voynich, meant to conceal the manuscript’s modern creation.
—Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 31 Jan. 2024
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“Reticence.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reticence. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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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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