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ambiguity

[am-bi-gyoo-i-tee] / ˌæm bɪˈgju ɪ ti /


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And recalls themselves contain an uncomfortable ambiguity: They reveal that something dangerous entered the food supply, but also that someone detected a problem and warned the public.

From Salon ● Oct. 19, 2026

For a movie so steeped in ambiguity and nuance, it also often states its case quite plainly, such as when the couple’s lawyer says no one can really know what goes on in another family.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026

On other policies, Burnham surfs on his ambiguity, says Tryl.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

Critic Siddhant Adlakha was struck by the ambiguity the film captures.

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

With the A form, the argument for a helix was never straightforward, and considerable ambiguity existed as to exactly which type of helical symmetry was present.

From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson

Speaking at the end of the two-day summit in Brussels attended by Zelensky, Macron said it was Europe's job to hold the line in the face of some people's "ambiguities".

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026

“These ambiguities … are only likely to intensify as the conflict evolves,” Skuld said.

From MarketWatch ● Mar. 5, 2026

That includes the need to maintain the ambiguities and the nuance of the film as Tracy wrote it.

From Barron's ● Mar. 1, 2026

In Miriam, Hawthorne invests all the moral ambiguities of a fallen modern world.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 27, 2026

Many of the silliest ambiguities in the Internet memes come from newspaper headlines and magazine tag lines precisely because they have been stripped of all punctuation.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker


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