vague
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Paris has left the exact geography of its “vital interests” deliberately vague and never offered an explicit guarantee to allies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026
The language on the Bulletin’s About Us page displays markers of artificial intelligence such as generic mission statements, polished but repetitive phrasing and vague claims about journalistic standards with no details about the publication’s staff.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 25, 2026
Yeah, those are just polls and they only offer you a vague snapshot in time.
From Salon ● Oct. 9, 2026
Opponents say the proposition’s vague wording could result in vital services being excluded from the list of program expenses permitted in the 90% of revenues, prompting clinics to cut programs to avoid financial penalties.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
Even though it was so recent, it felt like it was a story about a long-ago event, and the danger didn’t seem real except for a vague sense of unrest.
From "Finding Junie Kim" by Ellen Oh
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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 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
The reference to the Princess of Wales is equally brief, but even vaguer.
From BBC ● Dec. 1, 2023
And the vaguer you told things, the better.
From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison
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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
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
The mercurial billionaire has made only the vaguest of public statements about his plans for the company and its products.
From New York Times ● Oct. 5, 2022
“You don’t have the vaguest conception of what you’ve done to me.”
From "Insurgent" by Veronica Roth
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