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For much of its history, football has had vaguely conservative associations.
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Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2024
When Tesla launched the Model S, people vaguely knew Musk as an ambitious tech guy.
—Dev Patnaik, Forbes, 12 Oct. 2024
Dungeons & Dragons taught fantasy fans to understand orcs as a fusion of racist tropes, combining a barbaric other and a vaguely native people of tribes and clans.
—Caitlin Penzeymoog, Vox, 7 Oct. 2024
The measure includes programs that are vaguely defined and, in some cases, dubiously labeled, and the taxpayers will be stuck with the bill.
—The Mercury News/east Bay Times Editorial Boards, The Mercury News, 4 Oct. 2024
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Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2024
When Tesla launched the Model S, people vaguely knew Musk as an ambitious tech guy.
—Dev Patnaik, Forbes, 12 Oct. 2024
Dungeons & Dragons taught fantasy fans to understand orcs as a fusion of racist tropes, combining a barbaric other and a vaguely native people of tribes and clans.
—Caitlin Penzeymoog, Vox, 7 Oct. 2024
The measure includes programs that are vaguely defined and, in some cases, dubiously labeled, and the taxpayers will be stuck with the bill.
—The Mercury News/east Bay Times Editorial Boards, The Mercury News, 4 Oct. 2024
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“Vaguely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vaguely. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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