ambivalent
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A promising new cancer drug helped reduce the risk of death by 34% in patients with the most common form of lung cancer, but investors appeared to be ambivalent to the data.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 1, 2026
As a child of divorce, were you ambivalent about marriage?
From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026
North Carolina resident Shelley Hughes was more ambivalent.
From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026
Partly as a result of the moral quandaries, Mr. Solomon finishes his book far more ambivalent about colonizing Mars than he was at the outset.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026
On the whole, Mrs. Johnson’s attitude toward her father was ambivalent, but one aspect of him she had always respected—his fortitude.
From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote
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