as in vaguely
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But on last week’s 60 Minutes interview, Nolan, a taut, cerebral presence on TV, failed somewhat to create excitement for his new film The Odyssey, its basic plot sounding vaguely reminiscent of a college extension class – one emblazoned by Imax.—
Peter Bart,
Deadline,
22 May 2026 -
Last week Miami’s offensive coaches had vaguely said Achane, who missed the season finale because of a shoulder injury, was nursing an injury.—
Omar Kelly,
Miami Herald,
19 May 2026
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The doctrine of the containment of communism thus gave birth to a more concretely geopolitical—as opposed to nebulously civilizational—West, soon embodied in new institutions such as NATO, an integrating Europe, and the OECD.—
Stewart Patrick,
Foreign Affairs,
18 Sep. 2025
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Acquiring a digital media startup largely reliant on reader revenue at a moment of subscription fatigue is risky — to say nothing of The Free Press’ price tag, which Puck put somewhere nebulously between $100 million and $200 million.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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In the bottom of the 11th, UCLA loaded the bases with no outs after an official review determined that Roman Martin was narrowly safe at third base following a bunt.—
Los Angeles Times Staff,
Los Angeles Times,
25 May 2026
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The debate is narrowly framed as to whether a student should pick either a computer science major or a philosophy major.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2026
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“Indeterminately.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indeterminately. Accessed 25 May. 2026.
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