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Nothing kills momentum faster than waffling on a big decision.—
Rolling Stone Culture Council,
Rolling Stone,
23 Feb. 2026 -
Patricia Serio is waffling between Saint Xavier and Judson University to finish her degree.—
Olivia Stevens,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Feb. 2026
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This was after much pressing and equivocating, number one.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
29 Mar. 2026
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But the judge’s equivocating ruling in that piracy case created a loophole, according to Anthropic’s lawyers.—
James Folta,
Literary Hub,
6 Feb. 2026
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Structure information summary Most structures in this region are resistant to earthquake shaking, though vulnerable structures exist.—
CA Earthquake Bot,
Sacbee.com,
19 Apr. 2026
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The starts were violent, ground-shaking and painfully loud.—
Jan Wagner,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Apr. 2026
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According to police, the evading vehicle was later located and the driver was taken into police custody.—
Staff Report,
Hartford Courant,
22 Apr. 2026
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Jarvis then spent eight years evading the FBI in Paris, London and Ibiza, after an industrial sized hash-smuggling operation went wrong.—
Richard Johnson,
New York Daily News,
19 Apr. 2026
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The youth faces a list of charges, including felony fleeing and eluding arrest with a motor vehicle, officials said.—
Mark Price
April 3,
Charlotte Observer,
3 Apr. 2026
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Cole, diagnosed with autism and OCD, confessed to the FBI after eluding authorities for more than four years before his December arrest.—
Michael Kunzelman,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Mar. 2026
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Both players held personal reasons to come to Chicago, but neither would have bought in without faith that the Sky were committed to winning immediately rather than hedging their bets on the long term.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Apr. 2026
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Many are hedging, delaying, or turning back altogether.—
Sohel Uddin,
CBS News,
17 Apr. 2026
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But in most cases, countries are shunning coal and filling the gap by turning to renewable energy sources instead.—
Tristan Bove,
Fortune,
16 Apr. 2026
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Cameroon’s President Paul Biya’s government has been accused of shunning dialogue with the separatists.—
Nicole Winfield,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Apr. 2026
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Langley is still playing Rock the Country (for the second time, as is Lambert) but eschewing party affiliation.—
Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
8 Apr. 2026
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But Raiff also hopes his show gets recognized for eschewing the beats of traditional, commercial TV.—
David Canfield,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Apr. 2026
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“Yo-yoing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/yo-yoing. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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