equivocate
Example Sentences
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Third, political leaders must stop equivocating when antisemitism appears in activist movements, universities or cultural institutions.
Veterans of the space community reflected on the 2017 document, conspicuously silent on budgets and timelines, equivocating between excitement and concern.
From Los Angeles Times
But he has equivocated over how to get there, sometimes leaning into the threat of force, other times pushing the diplomacy.
From BBC
He didn’t equivocate and he did not lie to me to make himself look better.
From Salon
About 40% of lawmakers — nearly equally divided between Democrats and Republicans — surveyed said they didn’t intend to assert a special privilege to withhold their emails and other records, without equivocating.
From Seattle Times
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