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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

Tournaments once so defined now blur into adulthood ambivalence, postcards plotted along the timeline of your life, the details growing grainy.

From BBC Jun. 21, 2026

Athletes have long been able to navigate this ambivalence.

From Salon Jun. 15, 2026

“I’ve had people tell me that they’ve been essentially bullied on social media for expressing ambivalence about having surgery,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 7, 2026

I walked that way, my hand on the ribbon, mired in my ambivalence, to the refreshment tent.

From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly




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