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ambiguous

[am-big-yoo-uhs] / æmˈbɪg ju əs /


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Tightening financial conditions through ambiguous communication and unexplained policy inertia that causes an overshoot in long-term bond yields is a high-cost strategy.

From MarketWatch Jul. 31, 2026

But authentic “Made in the USA” goods face stiff price competition from cheaper imports with ambiguous origins.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 30, 2026

He has a well-documented history of trafficking in conspiracy theories himself, which made his ambiguous invocation of federal involvement a kind of implicit validation to conspiracy theorists that there might be more to the story.

From Salon Jul. 13, 2026

“The fund is going to plaintiffs who were victims of lawfare or weaponization. … Those are pretty ambiguous terms. They’re sort of in the eye of the beholder,” Nixon said.

From Los Angeles Times May 21, 2026

The count decorated it according to his personal taste, with a decadent, ambiguous refinement that startled Blanca, accustomed as she was to country life and her father’s classical sobriety.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende




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