indeterminate
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The scheme does not apply to indeterminate sentences, which are handed out for the most serious offences like murder, and require a parole board to deem a prisoner safe to be released.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
The mutations involved are associated with clonal hematopoiesis of indeterminate potential, a condition found in only a minority of people.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 14, 2026
This unstable, indeterminate flickering sensation is what Mr. Lerner wants to evoke as he maneuvers his stories between the polarities of the real and the imaginary.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 31, 2026
The president, played by a breathy, beleaguered Idris Elba and known only by his call sign, “Icon,” is of indeterminate party and ideology.
From Slate ● Mar. 13, 2026
On my way back to the cash register, I stop for a couple Starbursts, a package of Twinkies, and an indeterminate number of GoFast nutrition bars.
From "Paper Towns" by John Green
Vocabulary lists containing indeterminate
The Hunger Games
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The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
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"The Pit and the Pendulum," Vocabulary from the short story
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