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Noun
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But few of them are explicit about that, and their counterparts in the academy indulge in the same vagueness.—
David A. Graham,
The Atlantic,
26 Mar. 2026 -
Starmer’s vagueness may be a measure of the lack of good options that US allies have to spur Iran to reopen the strait.—
Christian Edwards,
CNN Money,
16 Mar. 2026
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Mahan and Villaraigosa are the only two Democrats who have publicly called to roll back regulations on the state’s oil and gas market, illustrating the political murkiness at the nexus of California’s climate and affordability challenges.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Mar. 2026
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Trading McCarthy would leave no murkiness around the hierarchy in the quarterback room.—
Alec Lewis,
New York Times,
13 Mar. 2026
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Markets didn’t love that ambiguity.—
Jake Angelo,
Fortune,
2 Apr. 2026
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There’s little room for ambiguity.—
Dana Harris-Bridson,
IndieWire,
2 Apr. 2026
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His practical advice fares better than both his theories and his pallid attempts at profundity.—
Becca Rothfeld,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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Regardless of whether Arthur Agee and William Gates become the next Jordan — or even the next Isiah Thomas — their lives wind up far more interesting than potential glory, with unexpected developments achieving a profundity few scripts ever could have.—
Eric Farwell,
Entertainment Weekly,
21 Feb. 2026
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Byrne is generous with his time and attention, but there’s also a Warholian air of mystery about him—a gentle impenetrability, a feeling of separateness.—
Amanda Petrusich,
New Yorker,
10 Nov. 2025
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As a result, the impenetrability of EU bureaucracies will continue to limit the United States’ ability to restructure transatlantic economic relations.—
JENNIFER KAVANAGH,
Foreign Affairs,
30 Sep. 2025
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The side of the planet facing the Orion capsule was in darkness, but a time exposure, captured a few seconds later, showed a clear view of northern Africa, the Strait of Gibraltar and the green coast of Brazil on the other side of the Atlantic Ocean.—
William Harwood,
CBS News,
3 Apr. 2026
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In the cave, there’s darkness, and that means there’s less to see, to feel bad about and take responsibility for.—
Colin Fleming,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Apr. 2026
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“Shadowiness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shadowiness. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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