vagueness
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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
But in terms of its actual content, the statement was pretty thin gruel, bristling with public relations-style circumlocution and vagueness.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 27, 2026
For former accident investigator Tim Atkinson, the vagueness of the report may have been deliberate - in order to suggest an explanation for the crash, while avoiding being too explicit.
From BBC • Jul. 15, 2025
"That kind of vagueness continues to be a problem because there are such severe penalties," she said.
From Salon • Apr. 23, 2025
The fog blew through the faceless vagueness of its head, yet it was shaped like a man, only deformed and changing, like a man’s shadow.
From "A Wizard of Earthsea" by Ursula K. Le Guin
Vocabulary lists containing vagueness
A Hero's Guide to Summer Vacation
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The Suffix -ness, Part 3
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Novel Study: Invisible Man, Chapter 15–Epilogue
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