dallying
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He must surely know by now - but this needless dallying around the edge of the subject is now becoming faintly farcical.
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2024
Jones’ denial in 24 hours of Meadows’ emergency motion was the mark of a court unwilling to tolerate any dallying in the search of justice.
From Slate ● Sep. 14, 2023
Stop dodging and dallying and dancing around the inevitable.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2021
Klopp empowers his players to think for themselves: the iconic winning goal against Barcelona in last year’s Champions League semifinal came from the squad’s observation that its opponent was dallying during set pieces.
From New York Times ● Jun. 26, 2020
“Sometimes you have to live down to people’s expectations, Kate. If you can do that, you'll get much further in life. Now quit dallying and get inside before they come back.”
From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland
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