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ambiguity

[am-bi-gyoo-i-tee] / ˌæm bɪˈgju ɪ ti /


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The ambiguity in Monday’s announcement leaves open the question of whether the campaign will achieve his goal of executing the largest-ever economic-isolation campaign.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 24, 2026

Head coach Brendon McCullum conceded there was some "ambiguity" around the regulations at the same time Stokes and Atkinson were cleared of any wrongdoing.

From BBC Aug. 13, 2026

Friday's judgement said that while plans submitted to the UK authorities were redacted and not all rooms were identified, there was "no possible ambiguity as to the nature of the intended use of the premises".

From Barron's Jul. 31, 2026

But that officer’s mission was saddled with bureaucratic ambiguity.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 21, 2026

The other is to provide her with hints about the major divisions of the sentence into phrases, thus eliminating some of the ambiguity in how to build the tree.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker

“These ambiguities … are only likely to intensify as the conflict evolves,” Skuld said.

From MarketWatch Mar. 5, 2026

That includes the need to maintain the ambiguities and the nuance of the film as Tracy wrote it.

From Barron's Mar. 1, 2026

The brevity—and breakneck speed—of many of the new trade deals with the U.S. have left ambiguities that vex swift approvals.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 27, 2026

Any ambiguities in the videos shared online were seized upon - different angles and different screengrabs were used to push a particular narrative.

From BBC Jan. 8, 2026

To us today, it is tempting to ask why societies with early writing systems accepted the ambiguities that restricted writing to a few functions and a few scribes.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond




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