equivocation
Example Sentences
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The highly politicized nature of national security debates tends to polarize opinions and leave little room for nuance and equivocation, which could be perceived as appeasement, he added.
From New York Times
Mayor Muriel Bowser said, “We want D.C. to be the face of spring for the nation. Let me say, without equivocation, that D.C. is open!”
From Seattle Times
Hall paints a full portrait of a selfish singer through his series of excuses and equivocations; he’s hung by his own words.
From Los Angeles Times
"It is time for Buhari to declare these beasts as the terrorists that they are and deploy all available resources to fight them. There can be no ifs, no buts, no equivocation."
From BBC
Not unless you acknowledged to me without equivocation 1. that you put your own vindication above their mental health, and 2. that you’d never do that again.
From Washington Post
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