mixed feelings
noun
: conflicting feelings or emotions
I'm having mixed feelings about the planned trip.
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The report comes with Federal Reserve policymakers expressing mixed feelings about the economy – mostly positive on growth though apprehensive on inflation as earlier fears about weakness in the labor market have eased.
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Jeff Cox,
CNBC,
2 July 2026
Stateside, businesses and trade groups have expressed mixed feelings about USMCA.
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Steve Kopack,
NBC news,
1 July 2026
Many people have mixed feelings about their high school reunion.
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Sierra Leone Starks,
Parents,
30 June 2026
Today's college students have mixed feelings about AI, Fabrizio Cariani, a professor and chair of the philosophy department at the University of Maryland who teaches a class called AI and the Human Experience, told USA TODAY in May.
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Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
21 June 2026
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Jeff Cox,
CNBC,
2 July 2026
Stateside, businesses and trade groups have expressed mixed feelings about USMCA.
—
Steve Kopack,
NBC news,
1 July 2026
Many people have mixed feelings about their high school reunion.
—
Sierra Leone Starks,
Parents,
30 June 2026
Today's college students have mixed feelings about AI, Fabrizio Cariani, a professor and chair of the philosophy department at the University of Maryland who teaches a class called AI and the Human Experience, told USA TODAY in May.
—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
21 June 2026
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“Mixed feelings.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mixed%20feelings. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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