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Two-year Treasury yields were hesitating at 4.14%, having made a remarkable round-trip from 5.085% to 3.635% in just nine sessions.

From Reuters • Mar. 22, 2023

Clearly many who were hesitating decided for the sake of a return to normal-ish life, it was necessary to take the plunge.

From BBC • Oct. 27, 2021

By the fall, he had refashioned himself into a defiant national voice urging a quicker reopening, pressing to restart in-person education as other states were hesitating.

From Washington Post • May 4, 2021

He said that many major institutions were hesitating on the Minecraft approach because the game baffled some officials.

From New York Times • Oct. 26, 2016

Maybe they were hesitating because of the spear.

From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan