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vacillation

[vas-uh-ley-shuhn] / ˌvæs əˈleɪ ʃən /


NOUN
fluctuation
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It just captures this vacillation of the human experience so perfectly for me — like, I’m dancing, I’m driving in the dark.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 13, 2024

Once I decided to quit, I acted, with no endless vacillation.

From New York Times • Feb. 27, 2023

He quit the leadership of the party in July 2019 after months of vacillation but remains a hugely influential figure within the Congress, a fact that Azad said had stalled any significant internal reforms.

From Reuters • Aug. 26, 2022

Oh's controlled vacillation between effervescent wit and warmth and frantic frustration in each episode make Ji-Yoon a solid navigator through this morass.

From Salon • Aug. 20, 2021

Meanwhile the decisions as regards the merchants were marked by extraordinary vacillation.

From The History of the Post Office From Its Establishment Down to 1836 by Joyce, Herbert




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