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equivocal

[ih-kwiv-uh-kuhl] / ɪˈkwɪv ə kəl /


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Britain’s Ambassador to the United States America, Henry Mortimer Durand, offered a more equivocal assessment of Roosevelt than James had.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 9, 2026

The court also dropped an equivocal hint about how Smith might overcome the presumption of immunity.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 11, 2024

And while he has issued public apologies, Goecke has remained more defiant than contrite, and disturbingly equivocal: He has both admitted to overreacting and also tried to justify his behavior.

From New York Times May 20, 2024

The experts I spoke with were oppositely equivocal, despite acknowledging the apparent quality control issues at Boeing.

From Slate Feb. 2, 2024

We lived well, our days were mostly sunny, and I know that my parents were stoically undeceived by the objectively equivocal, contingent nature of the advantaged life they gave me and my siblings.

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times




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