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temporizing



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It should be said that Andersson enjoys a clear advantage amid all this temporizing, but it takes just one suboptimal move for Black’s strategy to pay off.

From Washington Times ● Nov. 8, 2022

Amleth, as he is called, is no student philosopher, temporizing over the nuances of being and nonbeing.

From New York Times ● Apr. 21, 2022

The downside of Ms. Merkel’s flexibility and compromise has been a certain amount of flip-flopping and temporizing.

From Washington Post ● Sep. 25, 2021

US history accordingly reveals a rich tapestry of legal suits, counter suits, interstate conflicts, water theft, treaties, compacts, agreements, accords, lobbying, bullying and temporizing.

From Nature ● Feb. 21, 2017

"It is not easy to come down," he said, temporizing and wondering how he should escape.

From Wang the Ninth The Story of a Chinese Boy by B. L. (Bertram Lenox) Putnam Weale




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