vague
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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
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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
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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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