conflicted
Example Sentences
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Federal agents seemed conflicted on how to proceed.
From Salon
In a letter to Ascent’s directors, Mason said Kirkland is conflicted because it advises the Ascent board while also representing Energy & Minerals Group.
She gives the matter more thought, sussing out her conflicted feelings.
From Los Angeles Times
But good intentions can harden into dogma, and instead of helping people work through conflicted feelings, practitioners doubled down on the proposition that any desire for change was evidence of internalized harm.
“That purpose is defeated when an official simply gives conflicted assets to adult children.”
From Salon
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