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Recent Examples of haw
Republicans have been on edge for weeks as the Trump administration’s hemming and hawing on tariffs have created instability in the market and questions about the White House’s handling of the economy.
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Al Weaver,
The Hill,
6 May 2025
By Sam Reed March 18, 2025 Get ready to yee, to haw, to root, to toot: The Grand Ole Opry is celebrating its hundred-year anniversary with a mega-concert featuring so many of our country favorites.
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Sam Reed,
Glamour,
18 Mar. 2025
Many of the season’s 10 45-minute episodes are dedicated to Jackie hemming and hawing between them.
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Angie Han,
The Hollywood Reporter,
7 Dec. 2023
No more lengthy hemming and hawing by the pitcher.
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Bill Goodykoontz,
The Arizona Republic,
28 Mar. 2023
This isn’t the first time Temu has been dinged for hawing products tainted with hazardous chemicals.
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Jasmin Malik Chua,
Sourcing Journal,
3 Sep. 2019
Al Weaver,
The Hill,
6 May 2025
By Sam Reed March 18, 2025 Get ready to yee, to haw, to root, to toot: The Grand Ole Opry is celebrating its hundred-year anniversary with a mega-concert featuring so many of our country favorites.
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Sam Reed,
Glamour,
18 Mar. 2025
Many of the season’s 10 45-minute episodes are dedicated to Jackie hemming and hawing between them.
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Angie Han,
The Hollywood Reporter,
7 Dec. 2023
No more lengthy hemming and hawing by the pitcher.
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Bill Goodykoontz,
The Arizona Republic,
28 Mar. 2023
This isn’t the first time Temu has been dinged for hawing products tainted with hazardous chemicals.
—
Jasmin Malik Chua,
Sourcing Journal,
3 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for haw
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Analysts say Burnham's policies, like Starmer's, could be hemmed in by bond market investors opposed to any additional borrowing.
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But with these names in the memory and semi-cap equipment space, we were hemmed in by our decision to embrace the underperforming hyperscalers.
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When King asked if the unnamed celebrity was the one, Brown didn't hesitate.
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The girls don’t hesitate to lay into him either with Trinity, Melanie, and Aniya all coming to Kenzie’s impassioned defense.
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Those who don't see their scores by Monday may have to wait a little longer, as exams taken later in the testing period may take longer to process, according to the College Board's FAQ.
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If the shrub was diseased or large roots remain in the soil, waiting at least six months to a year is recommended.
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That has had a ripsaw effect on Musk, who is now vacillating between being the world’s first active trillionaire and the world’s first former-trillionaire.
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The characters have little time to make life-or-death decisions, let alone ruminate, and the action vacillates between triage and doctors expertly improvising solutions — like Mel (Taylor Dearden) donating her own blood, and Javadi (Shabana Azeez) going MacGyver mode with a tracheal tube.
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“Haw.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/haw. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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