ambiguity
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That ambiguity is precisely why the matter demands careful investigation rather than quick dismissal.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
Some hospitals in states with bans have provided similar prewritten language their physicians can use to remove ambiguity about why an abortion falls under an emergency exception.
From Salon • May 27, 2026
For Cage, it’s a combination of its visual aesthetic and the moral ambiguity of the mysteries and illicit affairs in film noir that have made the genre endure among cinephiles.
From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026
The role’s ambiguity, offering no hint of seniority or rank, is by design.
From MarketWatch • May 9, 2026
The other is to provide her with hints about the major divisions of the sentence into phrases, thus eliminating some of the ambiguity in how to build the tree.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
Vocabulary lists containing ambiguity
Literary Devices & Figures of Speech - Introductory
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Romeo and Juliet
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