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vagueness

[vayg-nis] / ˈveɪg nɪs /


NOUN
indistinctness
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A U.S. official stressed to us the vagueness of that formulation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 17, 2026

But in terms of its actual content, the statement was pretty thin gruel, bristling with public relations-style circumlocution and vagueness.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 27, 2026

Sensing this deliberate vagueness, Boasberg adjourned the hearing for 30 minutes so Ensign could gather more information.

From Slate • Apr. 21, 2025

And this vagueness may suit the Harris campaign just fine.

From BBC • Aug. 24, 2024

I tell them, with pleasant vagueness, that I live on the outskirts of town, where I recently moved from Ibarra.

From "The Queen of Water" by Laura Resau




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