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inconclusive

[in-kuhn-kloo-siv] / ˌɪn kənˈklu sɪv /


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USC coach Lincoln Riley said that he doesn’t expect Mosley to be out “extremely long term,” but that any timeline for his return was “still a little inconclusive … depending on how he responds.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026

When German Chancellor Friedrich Merz finally rose to power in May 2025 after years of political failure and an inconclusive election, he already faced what looked like an impossible situation.

From Salon ● Aug. 23, 2026

The seven rocky worlds of TRAPPIST-1 remain tantalising, too: Nasa's James Webb Space Telescope ruled out an Earth-like atmosphere on TRAPPIST-1d, while TRAPPIST-1e's data stay frustratingly inconclusive.

From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026

This disagreement is rooted in the inconclusive nature of the full-scale phase of the conflict that lasted for 40 days between February and April.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 11, 2026

We began assembling groups of reporters and editors from different sections of the paper for brainstorming sessions that were long, intense, and inconclusive.

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times




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