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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a vague approach" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a method or strategy that lacks clarity or specificity.
Example: "The team's decision to tackle the project with a vague approach led to confusion and miscommunication among members."
Alternatives: "an unclear method" or "a non-specific strategy".
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It sounded like a vague approach to the Presidency, Rovere wrote, but it wasn't.
Even if a site-by-site approach is sensible, does a vague approach (e.g., Gap.com's as described in the Introduction) to notifying users of online profiling constitute adequate notice to the user that data about their surfing behavior is being collected by the website?
It was a vague approach but even that came back to bite me.
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Ms. Johnson said her grandmother took a similarly vague approach to spelling out her wishes.
And for all the broker breast-beating they aren't even particularly draconian – other countries have gone for a much less vague approach and insisted on set salary multiples, loan-to-value ratios and mortgage lengths.
He subsequently explained that he intentionally took a more careful and vague approach during the deposition because he was concerned that the agency was trying to deceive him.
Artfully and accessibly combining cognitive science, the latest research in psychology, and Hogarth's own observations, Educating Intuition eschews the vague approach to the topic that has become commonplace and provides instead a wholly engaging and practical guide to enhancing our intuitive skills.
Reddit chief executive Steve Huffman once called this the "specifically vague" approach to writing rules for social platforms.
And their vague approach to the issue raises eyebrows among health-policy experts because the bills leave loopholes that would allow insurers to limit coverage.
An early episode of her cult web series, The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl, hinged on just such micro-anxieties – with Rae fretting over office etiquette as a vague acquaintance approaches her down a hallway.
Dickinson originally envisaged the ZX81 as "an expandable range of boxes following a vaguely modular approach with a common width", though this approach was eventually dropped.
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