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uncertain

[uhn-sur-tn] / ʌnˈsɜr tn /


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The price action underscored just how uncertain this temporary cease-fire situation feels.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 9, 2026

The situation in the Strait of Hormuz underscores how much remains uncertain about the agreement between the United States and Iran.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

He’d become the leader who would navigate McDonald’s through the storms of the pandemic, an uncertain economy and now an era of influencers debating where his company ranks in the order of things.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

He was echoing the advice from other shipping industry voices who say the situation is still too uncertain for any major moves.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

Thus in both Arabic and medieval culture experimentation had an uncertain status: it existed, but it was not admired or imitated.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton