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certainty

[sur-tn-tee] / ˈsɜr tn ti /




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One important limitation is that the researchers cannot determine with certainty whether Shingrix itself was responsible for the lower rate of dementia diagnoses.

From Science Daily Aug. 25, 2026

Venezuela’s oil minister, Paula Henao, told a Houston investment conference on Wednesday that the country’s new legal and regulatory changes offer “a much clearer regulatory framework, with legal certainty for the investor, with dispute resolution.”

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 21, 2026

Another factor is President Donald Trump’s nomination on Wednesday afternoon of a new Food and Drug Administration commissioner, which grants some certainty to investors who have been unsure about the future direction of the regulator.

From MarketWatch Aug. 19, 2026

Bursting through the confinements of movie logic, “It Ends” untrains audiences out of their certainty that every crisis has a solution.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 19, 2026

The certainty in her voice lets everyone around her know she has no regrets about showing up.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold

Death, taxes and Jean Smart winning another Emmy are among life’s certainties.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 7, 2026

These calculations are useful, but they are estimates rather than certainties.

From MarketWatch May 26, 2026

To death and taxes, add Red Rose victories to life's certainties.

From BBC May 17, 2026

AI systems produce probabilities, and people treat them as certainties.

From Salon May 12, 2026

And yet none of his certainties was worth one hair of a woman’s head.

From "The Stranger" by Albert Camus




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