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  2. Hesitation - Wikipedia

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    Hesitation or hesitating is the psychological process of pausing in the course of making a decision or taking an action, typically due to uncertainty as to the best course of action. Hesitation is described in both positive and negative terms, with some perceiving it as an indication of thoughtfulness, while others characterize it as a sign of ...

  3. Filler (linguistics) - Wikipedia

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    In linguistics, a filler, filled pause, hesitation marker or planner (sometimes called crutches) is a sound or word that participants in a conversation use to signal that they are pausing to think but are not finished speaking. [1] [2] These are not to be confused with placeholder names, such as thingamajig.

  4. Speech disfluency - Wikipedia

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    A disfluence or nonfluence is a non-pathological hesitance when speaking, the use of fillers (“like” or “uh”), or the repetition of a word or phrase. This needs to be distinguished from a fluency disorder like stuttering with an interruption of fluency of speech, accompanied by "excessive tension, speaking avoidance, struggle behaviors, and secondary mannerism".

  5. Sisu - Wikipedia

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    Sisu is extraordinary determination in the face of extreme adversity, and courage that is presented typically in situations where success is unlikely. It expresses itself in taking action against the odds, and displaying courage and resoluteness in the face of adversity; in other words, deciding on a course of action, and then adhering to it even if repeated failures ensue.

  6. After initial hesitation, Republican senators prepare to ...

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    Cassidy had been publicly grappling with whether he could support Kennedy, who has long cast doubt on the safety and efficacy of vaccines despite scientific evidence to the contrary. Cassidy said ...

  7. Hispanic, Latino or Latinx? Here are the differences ... - AOL

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    Under this definition, Hispanic excludes countries like Brazil, whose official language is Portuguese. An estimated 19% of the U.S. population — or 62.6 million people — are Hispanic, the ...

  8. Hesitation (disambiguation) - Wikipedia

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    Hesitation is the psychological process of a pause in the course of making a decision or taking an action. Hesitation or Hesitate may also refer to: The Hesitations, an American R'n'B group "Hesitation", a 1982 instrumental by Wynton Marsalis from Wynton Marsalis "Hesitation", a 2003 song by Stacie Orrico from Stacie Orrico

  9. Why did Kim Kardashian get booed at Tom Brady roast ... - AOL

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    Kim Kardashian is swearing off roasts for good.. On Thursday's episode of "The Kar d ashians," the Skims founder opened up about being loudly booed at Netflix's Tom Brady roast last year. "I would ...