“There are more answers to that than you may think,” Chih temporized, because there were, but they could see that there was only one answer that really mattered to tigers.
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Temporize
/ˈtɛmpəɹaɪz/
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The Dolphin is too wilfull oppoſite, / And will not temporize with my intreaties: / He flatly ſaies, heell not lay downe his Armes.
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I ought to have temporized with this singular being, learned the motives of its interference, and availed myself of its succor, [...]
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This is especially true when we're faced with temporizing a patient who will ultimately receive veneer restorations.
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