as in weaseling
to avoid giving a definite answer or position
shamelessly tergiversating, the witness replied, "Well, it depends upon what your definition of 'truth' is"
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Add 2 ounces of water to compensate for shaking.—
Cameron Beall,
Southern Living,
13 June 2026 -
In a major rupture, strong shaking could last tens of seconds to more than a minute.—
Brandi D. Addison,
USA Today,
13 June 2026
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One of its executives, Anderson, defined agentic treasury as a control system for the movement of money, software that does not merely advise a treasurer but acts, moving cash between accounts, settling invoices, hedging a currency exposure, all with little human prompting.—
Dara-Abasi Ita,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
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Chahal, for his part, isn’t hedging.—
Lily Mae Lazarus,
Fortune,
8 June 2026
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“Tergiversating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tergiversating. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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