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certitude

[sur-ti-tood, -tyood] / ˈsɜr tɪˌtud, -ˌtjud /


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“They’re wanting research, clinical trials. They’re wanting a certain amount of certitude that, frankly, is appropriate for most drugs, but not for this moment.”

From Salon ● Apr. 4, 2026

Last week the Economist, a publication with a long and spotty track record of declarative certitude in the face of unpredictability, announced that the war was an American failure.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 30, 2026

America, you’re a big, boisterous nation of more than 342 million people, with all sorts of competing impulses and interests, and no end of certitude to go around.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 4, 2025

I think real historians look at the judiciary with shock to see that we think history has such certitude.

From Slate ● May 14, 2024

I took up the two packages and gave the bread to the little girl, the woman all iron-gray behind the counter, watching us with cold certitude.

From "The Sound and the Fury" by William Faulkner




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