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vague

[veyg] / veɪg /


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Many nonrenewal notices sent by insurance companies include vague reasoning, Allen said during a May hearing on the bill, SB 1301.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 1, 2026

So far, Shein hasn’t laid out a clear strategy beyond some very vague ones, such as a push to “attract new customers” and to “further expand category and product offerings.”

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 31, 2026

Dame Uta shudders when I mention the idea: "Agh! Such a vague notion."

From BBC Aug. 21, 2026

The sums are vast, but the explanations for the spending range from vague to inscrutable.

From Salon Aug. 20, 2026

Ahead, a sea of darkness broken by vague geometrical shapes.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros

Wednesday’s meeting suggests that by dialing back how much the Fed says, Warsh might pull more officials into alignment—if only around a vaguer message.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 17, 2026

Emilie Kouatchou’s Holly moves the character away from the obvious Christine McVie reference, but her role has become vaguer and less central.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 12, 2025

But this is a slightly vaguer way of phrasing it that pollsters tend to be more sceptical about.

From BBC Sep. 3, 2025

But racial resentment seems to deepen in times of anxiety, when many people seek a specific target for their fears rather than deal with a vaguer sense of dread.

From Salon Feb. 8, 2024

And the vaguer you told things, the better.

From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison

In its recent statement to customers, Liberty made only the vaguest of promises.

From Los Angeles Times May 19, 2026

That is mostly because I have only the vaguest idea of where I’ll be in a year.

From Seattle Times Mar. 31, 2024

In Mr Gallant's "four corners" plan, the Palestinian component is perhaps the vaguest.

From BBC Jan. 6, 2024

“Death Rattle Dazzle” bore only the vaguest sequined resemblance to a real Broadway show, while demonstrating deep love of the form.

From New York Times Oct. 3, 2023

Riptide had been in his hand, but Percy had had no idea how he’d gotten there, and only the vaguest idea who he was.

From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan




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