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ambiguity

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


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I had been through too much to know what to do with ambiguity.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

A source close to Mahmood said the document is clumsy in its wording, and it was right the language is reviewed to ensure there is no ambiguity.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

For Winthrop, ambiguity marks art and identity alike.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 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

The problem is not one of ungrammaticality but of ambiguity, as in the examples we saw in chapter 4.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker




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