vague
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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
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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
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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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