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indeterminate

[in-di-tur-muh-nit] / ˌɪn dɪˈtɜr mə nɪt /


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The war’s effects on opportunistic aggression are indeterminate at best.

From The Wall Street Journal May 21, 2026

Thousands of other people are going to get put into detention of indeterminate length with far less recourse, which could stretch years even if they are not eligible for removal or might win their cases.

From Slate Jul. 31, 2025

He was handed down an indeterminate prison sentence with a minimum tariff of five years.

From BBC Oct. 16, 2024

It took Viola’s atmospheric soundscape of indeterminate voices and noises to make them miraculous.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 16, 2024

I fuzzily remember Sandy Pittman climbing past as I waited, bound for the summit, followed an indeterminate time later by Charlotte Fox and then Lopsang Jangbu.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer




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