ambivalence
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Dianne, a onetime star with a flatlined career and on the wrong side of 50, toggles between worrying she’ll never act again and ambivalence about even trying.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026
Nguyen captures the ambivalence and anxiety surrounding these decisions.
From Salon • Mar. 27, 2026
The subsequent track, Normal, is billed as "exploring the space between spotlight and silence" and expresses ambivalence about the cost of celebrity, with lyrics about surviving criticism and having to fake happiness for the cameras.
From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026
Patients were left with nowhere to take their ambivalence.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 2, 2026
Theo is overwhelmed with money worries and by his ambivalence about Marie, but at least he has colleagues at the gallery, clients he speaks to regularly, painters he spends time with.
From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman
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