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ambiguity

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


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Friday's judgement said that while plans submitted to the UK authorities were redacted and not all rooms were identified, there was "no possible ambiguity as to the nature of the intended use of the premises".

From Barron's Jul. 31, 2026

“The clear message we heard was that many school districts have been struggling to navigate legal ambiguity regarding compliance with Proposition 28.”

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 29, 2026

Despite the ambiguity, the US provides the island with defensive weaponry.

From BBC Jul. 27, 2026

Raz Zimmt, Iran director at Israel’s Institute for National Security Studies, said Trump’s interim deal is weakened by a lack of trust between the parties and the deliberate ambiguity in all of its provisions.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 9, 2026

There is ambiguity, and some symbolism, in the elaborate ritual observed by each returning expedition of astronauts from the moon.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas

A midnight curfew was introduced following an Ashes tour blighted by off-field problems, but ambiguities around the curfew were a factor in the nightclub controversy involving Ben Stokes and Gus Atkinson.

From BBC Jul. 10, 2026

Supporters of the amendment argue that it will clear up ambiguities in the current law.

From Barron's Apr. 8, 2026

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

From MarketWatch Mar. 5, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 27, 2026

Psycholinguists call these local ambiguities “garden paths,” from the expression “to lead someone up the garden path,” that is, to mislead him.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker




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