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ambivalence

[am-biv-uh-luhns] / æmˈbɪv ə ləns /


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He described it as a symbol of "the messy ambivalence of my Jewish-Zionist identity".

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026

Hence also his ambivalence toward “forward guidance”—the speeches, policy statements and other pronouncements by which Fed officials attempt to steer markets.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

If AI could read “Survivor,” Collins reasoned, fans should be able to do the same, and with context that honored Butler’s ambivalence about the work.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2026

Wall Street’s ambivalence toward retail investors was summed up by Joseph P. Kennedy Sr., explaining what convinced him to get out of the stock market before the Crash of 1929.

From Barron's • Apr. 15, 2026

He studied my face, and perhaps he saw an ambivalence about my own choices.

From "Tuesdays with Morrie" by Mitch Albom




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