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vagueness

[vayg-nis] / ˈveɪg nɪs /


NOUN
indistinctness
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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

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

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

His statement was notable for its relative, and unusual, brevity – but primarily for its vagueness.

From BBC • Aug. 16, 2025

Those small changes wrought an undue transformation, replacing his dreamy vagueness with a hunting intensity.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor




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