ill-defined

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Researchers called the terms ill-defined and said they aren’t used in international counterterrorism work.

From Salon • May 19, 2026

“The role is ill-defined by design,” said Kanekar, whose advisory business has seen a surge of interest from organizations looking to replicate the Palantir model over the past six months.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 4, 2026

According to reports, these include OpenAI going public or achieving artificial general intelligence, a sometimes ill-defined standard of AI capability that more closely matches human-level ability.

From Barron's • Feb. 27, 2026

The Sayce review found between 2015 and the summer of 2025 the official Carer's Allowance guidance was "unclear" and "ill-defined" - preventing many carers from properly reporting their earnings.

From BBC • Nov. 25, 2025

They saw themselves as the only true protectors of the Southern way of life—that ill-defined but beloved social order which was under attack from all sides.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson