vague
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The Times found in its own review that LA28 had given vague and sometimes incomplete information.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026
Yeah, those are just polls and they only offer you a vague snapshot in time.
From Salon ● Oct. 9, 2026
"The definition has been kept so vague that almost any benefit accruing to a person can be considered or argued to be an allurement," said Abhay Thipsay, a retired Bombay High Court judge.
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026
“And finally, the phrase ‘physically demanding’ is vague at best.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026
He trailed away, sat smoking for some moments, an expression of frustration and vague irritation on his face.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
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 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
Other candidates have been vaguer on their answers.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 8, 2023
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
Please notice that nowhere does it say that Bob Dylan is the author of any of this content, and “curated by” is one of the vaguest descriptions of the last few decades.
From Salon ● May 12, 2026
In Mr Gallant's "four corners" plan, the Palestinian component is perhaps the vaguest.
From BBC ● Jan. 6, 2024
Even now, far from home, he’s too scared to be identified beyond his last name and with only the vaguest military details.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 5, 2023
Well, that launched a slew of questions from Mr. Morrison that I could answer only in the vaguest way.
From "The Old Willis Place" by Mary Downing Hahn
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