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ambiguous

[am-big-yoo-uhs] / æmˈbɪg ju əs /


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He has a well-documented history of trafficking in conspiracy theories himself, which made his ambiguous invocation of federal involvement a kind of implicit validation to conspiracy theorists that there might be more to the story.

From Salon Jul. 13, 2026

This is because the book treats reincarnation not as an ambiguous phenomenon but an empirical fact.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 11, 2026

“Nothing is certain,” declares Godot’s Gogo as the play draws to its ambiguous close.

From Barron's Jun. 1, 2026

The last tail risk for risk assets that Steer identifies is concerns about Taiwan, following ambiguous comments about the island’s future after the summit between President Donald Trump China’s leader Xi Jinping.

From MarketWatch May 18, 2026

Many, including the French, offered various ambiguous versions somewhere between the two.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown




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