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vague

[vayg] / veɪg /


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That was a righteous-sounding if vague principle that turned out to be largely wishful.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026

Presenting himself as a consumer advocate, Fielder bragged, “I graduated from one of Canada’s top business schools with really good grades” — both vague and technically true.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

Yeah, those are just polls and they only offer you a vague snapshot in time.

From Salon ● Oct. 9, 2026

"I feel like you've been a little bit vague," said Hesmondhalgh.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

Cat had quit asking because Mom met every question with a tight-lipped smile and vague answers.

From "Caterpillar Summer" by Gillian McDunn

Wednesday’s meeting suggests that by dialing back how much the Fed says, Warsh might pull more officials into alignment—if only around a vaguer message.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 17, 2026

Other candidates have been vaguer on their answers.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 8, 2023

The women, though vaguer, are slightly more intriguing.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2023

But it might be referring to something much vaguer or a holding position that was temporarily useful as a way of parking something difficult.

From BBC ● Apr. 28, 2023

And the vaguer you told things, the better.

From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison

In Mr Gallant's "four corners" plan, the Palestinian component is perhaps the vaguest.

From BBC ● Jan. 6, 2024

Even now, far from home, he’s too scared to be identified beyond his last name and with only the vaguest military details.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 5, 2023

The mercurial billionaire has made only the vaguest of public statements about his plans for the company and its products.

From New York Times ● Oct. 5, 2022

He tells her, in one of the film's vaguest, most risible lines, "You've convinced me . . . that you are very convincing."

From Salon ● Apr. 8, 2022

After I came home from the Yo-Yo Ma concert, I told Kim the vaguest of details.

From "If I Stay" by Gayle Forman


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