ambivalent

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For a memoirist, Mr. Lemann remains ambivalent about self-revelation, eliding his professional accomplishments and any emotional upheavals along the way.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

Yet, even at the height of fame, he chooses to remain on the margins of celebrity culture, visibly ambivalent about his own success.

From BBC • Jan. 28, 2026

His debut show of summer menswear in June last year won widespread praise, but his women's collection in October elicited a more ambivalent reception.

From Barron's • Jan. 18, 2026

And yet Americans remain ambivalent about the growing risk of floods.

From Slate • Jul. 24, 2025

Initially he had been ambivalent about whether Chicago should even seek the world’s fair.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson