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vacillation

[vas-uh-ley-shuhn] / ˌvæs əˈleɪ ʃən /


NOUN
fluctuation
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So the decision to do nothing about the deflation was not a case of ignorance or vacillation, as Mr. Ahamed contends, but of alignment with long-established monetary norms.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

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

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

But it should be said for the late Number 813 that in his reflections was no germ of vacillation or indecision.

From The Code of the Mountains by Buck, Charles Neville




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