tergiversation

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Another has been the behavior of its distinguished columnists-the lamentation of Mark Sullivan, the oscillation of Dorothy Thompson, the tergiversation of Walter Lippmann.

From Time Magazine Archive

He had made Scotland a nation, and nobly redeemed the tergiversation and violence of his earlier career.

From The History of England From the Accession of Henry III. to the Death of Edward III. (1216-1377) by Hunt, William

Stephens, Alexander H., his character, 29; his views concerning military matters, ib.; his tergiversation, ib.; neglect of Jefferson Davis, 30.

From Destruction and Reconstruction: Personal Experiences of the Late War by Taylor, Richard

"Is there not ample reason for an abatement of the northern tone, for a forbearance of northern urgency upon this subject, without the imputation of tergiversation and treachery?"

From Speeches, Addresses, and Occasional Sermons, Volume 3 (of 3) by Parker, Theodore

This tergiversation in public men forms the subject of one of HB’s happiest inspirations.

From English Caricaturists and Graphic Humourists of the Nineteenth Century. How they Illustrated and Interpreted their Times. by Everitt, Graham