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ambiguous

[am-big-yoo-uhs] / æmˈbɪg yu əs /


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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 fund is going to plaintiffs who were victims of lawfare or weaponization. … Those are pretty ambiguous terms. They’re sort of in the eye of the beholder,” Nixon said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

The MoD publicly accepted the Russian explanation, but three senior Western defence sources later told the BBC the Russian pilot had fired the missile following an ambiguous command from a Russian ground station.

From BBC • May 20, 2026

"I always feel lousy without shoes," I said with an ambiguous smile.

From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath




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