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

In his peroration the speaker commented upon Toombs’s tergiversation with such effective severity it elicited wild applause from the men of his side.

From The Brothers' War by Reed, John Calvin

Our vulgar idea of a party is a week or fortnight of previous discomfort and chaotic tergiversation, and the mistress of it all distracted and worn out with endless cares.

From Pink and White Tyranny A Society Novel by Stowe, Harriet Beecher

Froude's specific charge of rapid tergiversation is disproved by dates.

From The Life of Froude by Paul, Herbert W. (Herbert Woodfield)

Lincoln would not allow himself to be swerved from the main issue by any tergiversation or personal attacks.

From Abraham Lincoln by Putnam, George Haven