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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

When Lois is in the coma, there is a lot of vacillation between what she’s dealing with in terms of what's going on with the case and the trauma.

From Salon Oct. 31, 2024

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

Even as Germany was expanding its territories against a backdrop of international vacillation, it was forming political alliances.

From Textbooks Jan. 1, 2020

This vacillation, together with the trembling in his voice, finally irritated him.

From The Enemies of Women (Los enemigos de la mujer) by Vicente Blasco Ib??ez




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