ambivalent
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Set in 1949, the movie follows the Nobel-winning novelist Thomas Mann and his daughter, Erika, on an ambivalent homecoming to Germany, the country he left for the U.S. in 1933.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026
Alicia Hamann, executive director of the nonprofit Friends of the Eel River, is among the ambivalent.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026
But he's slightly ambivalent on what a mayor would mean for Glasgow, insisting it all really depends on who the person is.
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
A person who was a “yes” or even ambivalent for a first kid may be a “yes-if” for a second or third—willing to do it, but only if the right circumstances line up.
From Slate ● Jul. 6, 2026
“Rishi, I’m sorry if I seemed ambivalent at the restaurant before. What you did, that gift...”
From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon
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