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
He described it as a symbol of "the messy ambivalence of my Jewish-Zionist identity".
From BBC ● Apr. 24, 2026
Hence also his ambivalence toward “forward guidance”—the speeches, policy statements and other pronouncements by which Fed officials attempt to steer markets.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 23, 2026
With the season opener a week away, the pressure now intensified on everyone else, on Brian Chavez with his metamorphic ruthlessness and Ivory Christian with his love-hate ambivalence and Jerrod McDougal with his religious zeal.
From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger
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