tergiversation

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Another has been the behavior of its distinguished columnists-the lamentation of Mark Sullivan, the oscillation of Dorothy Thompson, the tergiversation of Walter Lippmann.

From Time Magazine Archive

Shimo is to answer the questions—without tergiversation or lying.

From Bakemono Yashiki (The Haunted House), Retold from the Japanese Originals Tales of the Tokugawa, Volume 2 by De Benneville, James S. (James Seguin)

Lincoln would not allow himself to be swerved from the main issue by any tergiversation or personal attacks.

From Abraham Lincoln by Putnam, George Haven

Between the two strong natures there was no subterfuge, no suggestion of polite evasions, of tergiversation, only the plea of truth to truth.

From Within the Law by Veiller, Bayard

Froude's specific charge of rapid tergiversation is disproved by dates.

From The Life of Froude by Paul, Herbert W. (Herbert Woodfield)