dithering
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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
Only after more than two years of dithering did the court fire Mr. Khan for “serious misconduct and serious breach of duty.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 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
While the UK was "dithering", the US, Greece and France have all sent ships to Cyprus, she said.
From BBC ● Mar. 7, 2026
A terrible shadow fell across her before she even noticed in her dithering way that something might be amiss.
From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck
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