ambiguity

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The new policy erases all ambiguity around the question of whether bot-made text can exist on Wikipedia’s public pages to begin with.

From Slate • Apr. 1, 2026

This ambiguity is, at least partly, by design.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

In conflict zones, this ambiguity is particularly pronounced.

From Salon • Mar. 25, 2026

Now 71, he offers advice that suggests a leader who was often worried but never timid; at moments of ambiguity, he says, “try simply acting like you’re in charge,” which is just what he did.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

A second ambiguity occurs, as here, in discussing historical events which don’t quite count as actions.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton