equivocal
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Robert Kennedy was equivocal on the phone about intervening.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 31, 2026
The court also dropped an equivocal hint about how Smith might overcome the presumption of immunity.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 11, 2024
And while he has issued public apologies, Goecke has remained more defiant than contrite, and disturbingly equivocal: He has both admitted to overreacting and also tried to justify his behavior.
From New York Times • May 20, 2024
Verstappen has repeatedly given equivocal answers when asked whether Horner had his full support and faith as team principal.
From BBC • Mar. 21, 2024
It’s difficult for me to believe I have power over him, of any sort, but I do; although it’s of an equivocal kind.
From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood
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