ambivalence
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So he may have been caught by surprise when the news of the plan was met in the evangelical world with ambivalence, wariness, and, occasionally, alarm.
From Slate ● Oct. 15, 2026
The ambivalence among advisers’ views may help explain why they do not appear to have much impact on their clients.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 27, 2026
The world’s most famous unemployed 41-year-old basketball player still hasn’t picked his next team, and the vibe is different, a mix of light ambivalence and mild impatience.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
Tournaments once so defined now blur into adulthood ambivalence, postcards plotted along the timeline of your life, the details growing grainy.
From BBC ● Jun. 21, 2026
He truly seemed at peace in these moments, able at last to lose himself in something without anguish and ambivalence.
From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger
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