reluctant

The forward had been reluctant to let it fly from three-point range, having made only two threes in her previous 19 games.

The Lakers likely would be reluctant to include significant assets for a player who, for instance, couldn’t play in closing lineups alongside Austin Reaves.

In 2022, NASA’s senior leadership, which was struggling to manage ballooning planetary science mission budgets, was reluctant to ask Congress for the full amount of annual funding for the Surveyor mission.

She appears ready to wield more of the power that she seemed rather reluctant to embrace in her first stay at the White House.

Many Americans, therefore, are reluctant or unable to consider how their experiences and personal challenges reflect larger dynamics and power relationships.