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And yet, when Obama won the Presidency, Bush greeted him with graceful comments of welcome, and then embarked on a retirement characterized by reticence.
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Peter Slevin, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
Dancer Clinton Harris became emotional describing a natural reticence about expressing himself verbally instead of through movement.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 4 May 2026
Neville hedges his bet by filling us in on Michaels’ spotlight apprehension, making his reticence a through line.
—Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2026
More recently, the controversial designer John Galliano used the house’s reticence as a refuge to rebuild his reputation after a series of antisemitic rants led to his ouster from French fashion monolith Dior in 2011.
—Rachel Tashjian, CNN Money, 1 Apr. 2026
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Peter Slevin, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
Dancer Clinton Harris became emotional describing a natural reticence about expressing himself verbally instead of through movement.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 4 May 2026
Neville hedges his bet by filling us in on Michaels’ spotlight apprehension, making his reticence a through line.
—Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2026
More recently, the controversial designer John Galliano used the house’s reticence as a refuge to rebuild his reputation after a series of antisemitic rants led to his ouster from French fashion monolith Dior in 2011.
—Rachel Tashjian, CNN Money, 1 Apr. 2026
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“Reticence.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reticence. Accessed 6 May. 2026.
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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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