imponderable
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It is very unlikely that he or anyone else at a high level has discussed this at all, or is even aware of the dilemmas and imponderables.
From Slate • Feb. 3, 2026
This apparent to-be-or-not-to-be moment initiates a story that finds him wrestling with imponderables, having anguished meltdowns and trying to realize his utopian project using a building material he has invented as he navigates assorted hurdles.
From New York Times • May 16, 2024
Kampe's point was that too many players are caught up in their past achievements or distracted by the imponderables of the future.
From BBC • Apr. 24, 2023
Among the imponderables surrounding geopolitical isolation is how countries react to becoming ostracized.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 24, 2022
Hands-on cyclotron operators, a species of which Bethe was not a member, understood that there were so many imponderables about how the machine worked that empirical experience still trumped even the most carefully polished theory.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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Cormac McCarthy's "The Road"
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The Road
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Harry Truman's Inauguration Address
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