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stonewalling

[stohn-waw-ling]

noun

  1. the act of stalling, evading, or filibustering, especially to avoid revealing politically embarrassing information.



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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of stonewalling1

First recorded in 1875–80; stonewall + -ing 1
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Such constant stonewalling by the Democratic Party only exacerbated Yoon's leadership struggles - which also included repeated impeachment attempts against administration officials and constant opposition to his budget.

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The incident was unexpected — shocking, even — because for at least two decades, Belichick was the master of stonewalling reporters, steering interviews and giving snarky responses to questions he didn’t appreciate.

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That proposal was “met with stonewalling by the Qatari Royals,” the complaint alleges.

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In January, he was sentenced to serve four months in prison for stonewalling Congress.

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Elysée officials have told journalists that Macron was frustrated by his repeated attempts to build bridges to Algeria constantly coming to nothing because of Algerian stonewalling.

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