prevarication

Example Sentences

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In a perfect world, it might be enough for political opponents to correct each other’s prevarications and exaggerations.

From Los Angeles Times

The source who alerted The Times to VOA’s decision feared it suggested prevarication by the administration.

From Washington Times

The children's commissioner also said there had been "a year and a half of prevarication and delay" over the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.

From BBC

A devotee of prevarication and double-dealing, Molière would have made the most, in three acts, of stories like these.

From New York Times

That in itself is because of the prevarication around improving the stadium, which is likely to cost £1bn.

From BBC