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Third, political leaders must stop equivocating when antisemitism appears in activist movements, universities or cultural institutions.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 14, 2025

Inside, we shared a 90-minute pocket where Muslim joy didn’t need disclaimers or cautious sidestepping and equivocating.

From Slate • Jun. 30, 2025

About 40% of lawmakers — nearly equally divided between Democrats and Republicans — surveyed said they didn’t intend to assert a special privilege to withhold their emails and other records, without equivocating.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 1, 2024

When she pressed him on what he meant, Mr. Trump gave an equivocating answer: “Not — not that I can think of.”

From New York Times • May 11, 2023

"Thou art equivocating; 'twill be the worse for thee, that thou triflest with the Council—who are these agents?"

From The Bravo by Cooper, James Fenimore