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Noun
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Separately on Wednesday, Paramount said in an SEC filing that on June 9, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) approved the Paramount-WBD merger may be consummated, subject to expiration of a 14-calendar day waiting period that expires June 23, 2026.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
10 June 2026 -
The courtrooms are located on the top floors of a building that has other offices, and there's minimal signage and waiting areas.—
Ximena Bustillo,
NPR,
10 June 2026
Verb
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Virginia Ritter spent most of her of the rest of her life vacillating between empathy and anger for her daughter's killer, all the while serving as a fierce victims' rights advocate in Nashville.—
Brad Schmitt,
Nashville Tennessean,
11 Nov. 2025
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By the end of March 2018 Aydın seemed unsure whether to try to clear his name or lay low, vacillating between the two strategies.—
Moisés Naím,
Literary Hub,
27 Oct. 2025
Noun
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That last-minute indecision led to an inexplicable brick, the ball sailing off Hart’s fingertips and off the back of the iron, bouncing harmlessly back into Fox’s hands.—
Kyle Feldscher,
CNN Money,
11 June 2026
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But with all the indecision of this primary election, many were finding comfort in delivering their votes in person.—
John Ramos,
CBS News,
3 June 2026
Verb
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The book does often feel like a recording of a mental jam session, but there is also a sense of being guided by a kind of hesitating yet urgent voice that needs to get things figured out.—
Craig Morgan Teicher,
Literary Hub,
1 June 2026
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Walgreens isn’t hesitating to close stores in parts of Chicago where theft is frequent and there are legitimate concerns about the safety of employees and customers.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
6 May 2026
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This story will be updated as more delays and closures are announced.—
Gillian Stawiszynski,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
12 Dec. 2025
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The mutation can result in childhood-onset epilepsy, developmental delays and movement disorders, according to the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.—
Vicky Nguyen,
NBC news,
11 Dec. 2025
Verb
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With Cherki having delivered so brilliantly to put City 1-0 up, a goal that really compounded all the pre-match feelings from both sides, Donnarumma’s dithering did not just cancel out the hosts’ advantage on the scoreboard but in the mentality stakes.—
James McNicholas,
New York Times,
19 Apr. 2026
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The European Parliament’s decision last week to freeze the final approval of the EU-US trade deal was not bureaucratic dithering.—
Güney Yıldız,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
Noun
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That hesitation to ride in an AV, however, is highly dependent on the specific situation, the study found.—
Ed Garsten,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
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The Chicago Board of Education renewed the contracts with six charter school operators Wednesday, despite recent hesitations from some board members about approving long-term agreements after a slew of financial troubles in the sector.—
Kate Perez,
Chicago Tribune,
10 June 2026
Verb
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But even amid a slump, the Panthers insist that their belief isn't wavering.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
3 Dec. 2025
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What is unusual is the borough’s wavering property values over the past decade.—
Robert Frank,Carlos Waters,
CNBC,
25 Nov. 2025
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“Hawing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hawing. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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