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vacillation

[vas-uh-ley-shuhn] / ˌvæs əˈleɪ ʃən /


NOUN
fluctuation
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The vacillation in Treasurys following the government’s pledge to suppress longer-duration yields have rattled stock investors, too.

From MarketWatch Aug. 21, 2026

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

But it’s D’Angelo’s soaring vocals that transmute the molten instrumental throbbing into a transcendent buzz, achieved through multi-track vocal layers and a vacillation between climactic reverb roars and serene breaks.

From Salon Oct. 19, 2025

Lois’ reticence about him mirrors our own vacillation with the DC Universe’s new direction: We need to see something more from this guy before we commit.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 8, 2025

An estimate of this army by the New York Times shows to what pass vacillation had brought it.

From Historic Fredericksburg The Story of an Old Town by John T. Goolrick




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