ambiguous statement

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And that ambiguous statement raised alarms not just with workers but also with human rights groups such as Amnesty International, which issued a World Cup travel advisory for visitors planning on attending the tournament.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

Officials in Washington and Beijing hammered out a suitably ambiguous statement that allowed both sides to save face and that kept tensions under wraps.

From Slate • Feb. 15, 2023

In the same chapter, the Lord makes the ambiguous statement, “For if I will raise up seed unto me, I will command my people; otherwise they shall hearken unto these things.”

From Salon • Apr. 20, 2014

“Downloaded for free” is an ambiguous statement: anyone could download the mix without payment, but that doesn’t mean it was “free” of copyright restrictions on republication.

From Forbes • Nov. 5, 2013

This somewhat ambiguous statement of the case failed to bring any smile to his hearer's lips.

From The Power and the Glory by Keller, Arthur Ignatius