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the publisher's reticence to make content available online for free
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The Golden State Warriors may feel that same reticence with Stephen Curry and Draymond Green in their mid-30s.
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Bryan Toporek, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2024
Part of that reticence might have stemmed from the prohibition on dunking in the college game when Erving played.
—David Aldridge, The Athletic, 25 Nov. 2024
In his view, the reticence to communicate stems from the luxury industry’s historic focus on perfection in design, quality, finishing and store experience, whereas sustainability is an imperfect, perennial work-in-progress.
—Miles Socha, WWD, 25 Nov. 2024
This reticence is at odds with the characters’ tendencies to speak elsewhere like a Wikipedia biography.
—Jon O'Brien, IndieWire, 1 Jan. 2025
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Bryan Toporek, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2024
Part of that reticence might have stemmed from the prohibition on dunking in the college game when Erving played.
—David Aldridge, The Athletic, 25 Nov. 2024
In his view, the reticence to communicate stems from the luxury industry’s historic focus on perfection in design, quality, finishing and store experience, whereas sustainability is an imperfect, perennial work-in-progress.
—Miles Socha, WWD, 25 Nov. 2024
This reticence is at odds with the characters’ tendencies to speak elsewhere like a Wikipedia biography.
—Jon O'Brien, IndieWire, 1 Jan. 2025
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“Reticence.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reticence. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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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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