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Elias has decided to stay put even as prices dither.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026

It said residents and workers suffered while the council "dither around a deal already scoped out at conciliation service Acas".

From BBC ● Mar. 11, 2026

And while Hamlet may dither in seeking revenge for his father’s murder, we don’t hope that the scheming Claudius gets away with it.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 14, 2026

Providing this road map of his intentions puts Smith on firm footing to challenge the judge if she continues to dither.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 4, 2024

She had worked herself up into a real dither.

From "Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High" by Melba Pattillo Beals

But the feature dithers in development, which becomes something of a running joke here; the shot of a stone-faced Mr. McElwee watching a ridiculous promo reel is a moment of perfectly understated comedy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026

And so even if Congress dithers after today, transparency is coming to platforms one way or another.

From The Verge ● May 5, 2022

The narrator dithers over how much she wants a leadership position in this unofficial hierarchy of casual dismissiveness, earnestness avoidance and radical obsolescence.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 9, 2021

Neves pings a stupendous long ball out to the right for Cancelo, who cuts back to Joao Mario in the area but he dithers slightly, and hoofs the shot over the bar.

From The Guardian ● Nov. 17, 2018

And the high brass went into a dither to end all dithers as tapes of the received material reached the Pentagon and were translated into intelligible speech and pictures.

From The Machine That Saved The World by Murray Leinster

Kinsky had earlier rushed out to stop Adam Armstrong reaching a long ball after Kevin Danso dithered and allowed the striker to sprint ahead.

From BBC ● Apr. 25, 2026

The air force had flagged the need for new advanced fighter aircraft 25 years ago, but successive governments dithered on the purchase.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 25, 2026

Among other things, Albertsons’ asserted that Kroger dithered on divestiture deals that might have met the FTC’s objections.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 13, 2024

Colfax was a front-runner to succeed Greeley at the helm of the Tribune but faced resistance from his wife and hesitated to seek the job, which went to distinguished correspondent Whitelaw Reid while Colfax dithered.

From Washington Post ● Sep. 12, 2022

I’d dithered over what to tell her until it was time for bed.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu

At Prime Minister's Questions, Kemi Badenoch accuses the government of dithering over the decision, saying the Conservative government first approved it in 2022.

From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026

After months of burying the accusations, and more than two years of dithering, the International Criminal Court at last fired its prosecutor, Karim Khan.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026

That crumb of optimism was swept away when Vini capitalised on a second outbreak of world-class dithering in front of their own goal.

From BBC ● Jun. 25, 2026

“Fashion is art,” declared the Met’s director, Max Hollein, at the show’s press preview last week, as if to say, Let’s stop dithering on the subject.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 9, 2026

Oppie irritated Strauss by dithering over the offer for months without replying.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik