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the publisher's reticence to make content available online for free
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This reticence prompted doctors to launch a campaign to market LARCs to women perceived to be at risk of unplanned pregnancy, a policy fixation in the wake of the welfare-reform push during the Clinton Administration.
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Alana Semuels, TIME, 13 May 2024
The reticence and reserve of Blankson-Wood’s Cliff appears at first like a byproduct of keeping a part of himself secret.
—Naveen Kumar, Variety, 22 Apr. 2024
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Alana Semuels, TIME, 13 May 2024
The reticence and reserve of Blankson-Wood’s Cliff appears at first like a byproduct of keeping a part of himself secret.
—Naveen Kumar, Variety, 22 Apr. 2024
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“Reticence.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reticence. Accessed 29 May. 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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