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ambiguity

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


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For Cage, it’s a combination of its visual aesthetic and the moral ambiguity of the mysteries and illicit affairs in film noir that have made the genre endure among cinephiles.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

The role’s ambiguity, offering no hint of seniority or rank, is by design.

From MarketWatch • May 9, 2026

Bisaria describes the post-conflict environment as "a new normal with some degree of strategic ambiguity".

From BBC • May 7, 2026

In the age of artificial intelligence, there is the added advantage that the purposeful ambiguity of corporate jargon makes it confusing for large language models.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

If Francis had gone along, no such ambiguity would have existed.

From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson




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