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Recent Examples of ambiguity The case for transportation for the purposes of prostitution Experts largely agreed the two charges of transportation for the purposes of prostitution, stemming from the Mann Act, are likely the easiest for the prosecution to prove, with clearer evidence and less ambiguity than the others. Dakin Andone, CNN Money, 25 June 2025 There’s just as much ambiguity among those eyeing a chase of the GOP nomination. Philip Elliott, Time, 23 June 2025 Prompt-a-thons here often surface hidden data, unchallenged assumptions, and areas of organizational ambiguity or resistance. Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 23 June 2025 For those who’ve lived through what the word really means, there is no ambiguity. Lisa Katz, New York Daily News, 22 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for ambiguity
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uncertainty
Noun
  • Where uncertainty is the only certainty, clinging to perfection and fearing mistakes damages credibility.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025
  • The dollar, already weakened by tariffs and policy uncertainty, fell to a three-year low on the row, the Financial Times reported.
    Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 26 June 2025

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“Ambiguity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ambiguity. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.

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