Prevaricate

speak or act in an evasive way (with the intent to deceive); to lie

David Tuft

David Tuft

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Say the words:

Trump lost the Strait of Hormuz.

No sleight of hand or prevarication can hide that fact.

Among his many crimes, this will universally define his legacy.

Proposed Hormuz passage deal not feasible for shipping industry, sources say - https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/proposed-hormuz-passage-deal-not-feasible-shipping-industry-sources-say-2026-08-06/

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Restive

unable to stay still or silent and becoming increasingly difficult to control (usually happening because of impatience, boredom or some sort of dissatisfaction) alternative definition exclusively when describing a horse: refusing to advance; stubornly standing still; moving backwards or sideways

Christian Century

Christian Century

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“Protestant thought determined the type of social order that was under construction. This meant not just ruling a restive territory but also cleansing it of its earlier inhabitants, of their cultures and spiritual ways, and replacing them wholesale with new populations and races.”

– Philip Jenkins

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