unassured

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The passing mention of “civil war” is I believe an unnamed reference to the 1786 Shays’ rebellion which reminds us even from Justice Story’s 1837 vantage that our nation’s continued existence has often been unassured.

From Forbes • May 12, 2015

Still He persisted in his design; and with a voice unassured and frequent interruptions, He contrived to finish the four first lines of the page.

From The Monk; a romance by Lewis, M. G. (Matthew Gregory)

But Bismarck was not satisfied, and in his eyes Germany’s safety was still unassured; so he appealed to the Reichstag to augment largely their armaments.

From Hero Tales and Legends of the Rhine by Spence, Lewis

You enter the realm of death and the slain earth's dust alone sleeps beneath your unassured feet.

From Composition-Rhetoric by Brooks, Stratton D.

The priest said the words and paused while they were repeated; by one voice firmly and strongly, by the other low and unassured, yet clear.

From A Country Gentleman and his Family by Oliphant, Mrs. (Margaret)