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ambivalence

[am-biv-uh-luhns] / æmˈbɪv ə ləns /


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The ambivalence among advisers’ views may help explain why they do not appear to have much impact on their clients.

From MarketWatch Jul. 27, 2026

To cope with her ambivalence, she penned a hazy, lovelorn track named “Abandoname.”

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 1, 2026

Athletes have long been able to navigate this ambivalence.

From Salon Jun. 15, 2026

He described it as a symbol of "the messy ambivalence of my Jewish-Zionist identity".

From BBC Apr. 24, 2026

He studied my face, and perhaps he saw an ambivalence about my own choices.

From "Tuesdays with Morrie" by Mitch Albom




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