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ambiguous

[am-big-yoo-uhs] / æmˈbɪg yu əs /


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The glitchy breakbeats and thrumming basslines of Ambiguous Desire are a major shift for the singer-songwriter - but they always feel authentic.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

Ambiguous business interruption policy wordings led to a slew of court cases across the world in the past two years over whether or not the COVID-19 pandemic was covered by insurance.

From Reuters • Apr. 8, 2022

Ursula K. LeGuin's 1974 book, "The Dispossessed: An Ambiguous Utopia," is exemplary in this regard.

From Salon • Feb. 19, 2022

Ambiguous irony lets the ironist and his audience laugh twice: first at the joke, then at whoever doesn’t get it.

From New York Times • Oct. 7, 2020

Ambiguous as were the words--but not the tone--the man shrugged his shoulders.

From Shrewsbury A Romance by Weyman, Stanley J.




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