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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

Verstappen, who is under contract to the end of 2028, has been asked on a number of occasions to offer his full backing to Horner and has always given equivocal answers.

From BBC Apr. 25, 2024

Nothing but a flash of the eyes and a single equivocal remark; beyond that, only his own secret imaginings, founded on a dream.

From "1984" by George Orwell




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