runaround

(-ə ro̵und′)

noun

  1. Informal a series of evasive excuses, deceptions, delays, etc.: usually in
  2. Printing an arrangement of type in shorter lines than the rest of the text, as around an illustration

See runaround in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. Informal Deception, usually in the form of evasive excuses.
  2. Printing Type set in a column narrower than the body of the text, as on either side of a picture.

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