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Cunning -- N. cunning, craft; cunningness†, craftiness &c. adj.; subtlety, artificiality; maneuvering &c. v.; temporization; circumvention. chicane, chicanery; sharp practice, knavery, jugglery†; concealment &c.

From Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases by Roget, Peter Mark

There is no palliation, temporization, or parleying possible with such a monster.

From Quit Your Worrying! by James, George Wharton

Then, too, a temporization to one who is young means eternity.

From By the Light of the Soul A Novel by Brett, Harold M.

The supreme art will be to seize the instant when temporization must give way to a carefully prepared offensive movement.

From Paris War Days Diary of an American by Barnard, Charles Inman