indecision
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of indecision
Example Sentences
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But it doesn’t and the real victim of the indecision is Powell, who is rarely given a reaction to play.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2026
The formation of a spinning top candle suggests a degree of near-term indecision and possible fatigue following the prior week’s powerful 15.5% surge.
From Barron's • Feb. 17, 2026
“If this dynamic continues, indecision in gold’s price movements is likely to persist in the near term,” he adds.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 24, 2025
The Radical Road was fenced off and years of rancour and indecision about reopening it have followed.
From BBC • Nov. 11, 2025
Shackleton and the rest of the men on board Endurance were tortured by indecision: they were all patriotic subjects of a country heading into war, and yet they all now burned to voyage south.
From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong
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