ambivalence
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Wall Street’s ambivalence toward retail investors was summed up by Joseph P. Kennedy Sr., explaining what convinced him to get out of the stock market before the Crash of 1929.
From Barron's • Apr. 15, 2026
The subsequent track, Normal, is billed as "exploring the space between spotlight and silence" and expresses ambivalence about the cost of celebrity, with lyrics about surviving criticism and having to fake happiness for the cameras.
From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026
And this ambivalence proves infectious as they grow up, marry and have a child, with Dick becoming an esteemed novelist while Elle takes up English teaching.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026
Sally is processing both the shock of a miscarriage and her ambivalence about her marriage.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 14, 2026
Neatly reflecting this ambivalence, Jane Wenham was convicted of witchcraft in 1712, but pardoned and set free.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
Vocabulary lists containing ambivalence
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