equivocation
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This isn’t because I was uniquely dialed in to the Bard’s clever use of equivocation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
Layered into this equivocation was an even deeper distortion.
From Slate ● Apr. 21, 2025
The move, and Carney's equivocation of his involvement with it, was criticised by the editorial board of Canada's national newspaper the Globe and Mail, which wrote on Thursday that Carney must be transparent with Canadians.
From BBC ● Mar. 9, 2025
There was no equivocation on the part of the unanimous court.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 17, 2024
He thought how ten minutes ago—yes, only ten minutes— there had still been equivocation in his heart as he wondered whether the news from the front would be of victory or defeat.
From "1984" by George Orwell
Vocabulary lists containing equivocation
The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark
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Analyzing Arguments: From Reading to Writing (Chapter 3)
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