dithering
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Winchcomb says some of the "dithering" may be because of the potential knock-on effect of any legislation for users of mobility scooters.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
"The reason that he's dithering is because he doesn't know where the money is coming from," she said.
From BBC ● Jun. 10, 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
If Mr. Linklater, a well-established New York stage actor, cannot make Ben’s emotional dithering either original or believable, he at least brings a taut intensity to his performance.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 16, 2026
Oppie irritated Strauss by dithering over the offer for months without replying.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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