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ambivalent

[am-biv-uh-luhnt] / æmˈbɪv ə lənt /


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The other students might not be as truculent as Elham, but they are just as ambivalent about the necessity of learning English.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2026

US President Donald Trump's position however appears more ambivalent.

From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026

And yet, Bamberger was ambivalent about that success.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 4, 2026

There was an ambivalent, if not stone cold, attitude towards the beefy Californian.

From BBC • Sep. 25, 2025

These were to be our last days together, at least in the carefree spirit that had marked our escape from the Middle West and the American culture it was so easy to be ambivalent about.

From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson




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