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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

For former accident investigator Tim Atkinson, the vagueness of the report may have been deliberate - in order to suggest an explanation for the crash, while avoiding being too explicit.

From BBC • Jul. 15, 2025

But there’s a line between entrancing vagueness and just not being that present — there were long stretches where Carti seemed to leave the stage entirely while pre-recorded lead vocals still played.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2025

Zug said the bill's "extreme cruelty" grounds is what most alarmed her because of its vagueness and implication that non-extreme cruelty would be insufficient grounds for divorce.

From Salon • Feb. 20, 2025

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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