vagueness
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Whether the vagueness of the rules are by design to leave it open to transgender women or a sign of an oversight that genuinely needs tightening up is not clear.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
It had, in other words, the certainty of a craving and the vagueness of a dream.
From Salon ● Aug. 1, 2026
Ms. Majok captures the sardonic tone of the book as it depicts the inadequacy and vagueness endemic to treatment of psychological problems at the time.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 5, 2026
The Department of Justice exploited that vagueness when it convinced a grand jury last October to charge James with bank fraud.
From Slate ● May 1, 2026
A tremor shook me; it was as though he had suddenly given a name to, had organized the vagueness that drifted through my head, and I was overcome with swift shame.
From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison
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Novel Study: Invisible Man, Chapter 15–Epilogue
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