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equivocation

[ih-kwiv-uh-key-shuhn] / ɪˌkwɪv əˈkeɪ ʃən /


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Layered into this equivocation was an even deeper distortion.

From Slate • Apr. 21, 2025

Norris said he would welcome such a decision, but with a degree of equivocation.

From BBC • Sep. 1, 2024

“I can say utterly without equivocation that @ejeancarroll is one of the most gracious and forthright people I have ever met,” he wrote.

From Salon • Mar. 11, 2024

Biden said it’s difficult to “stand by and stand silent when this happens,” adding that “we must without equivocation denounce” antisemitism and Islamophobia.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 20, 2023

He thought how ten minutes ago—yes, only ten minutes— there had still been equivocation in his heart as he wondered whether the news from the front would be of victory or defeat.

From "1984" by George Orwell




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