uncertainty
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The travel disruptions were also creating uncertainty for LAX travelers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026
"Many students do experience anxiety and uncertainty because it is such a major transition, but everybody's experience is completely different."
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
Despite global uncertainty, Prabowo insisted the country was food and energy secure and said he was "confident" economic growth would reach 6.0 percent by the end of 2026.
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
The organisation said Rideout's release was "incredibly good news" after months of uncertainty about his wellbeing.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
The force of nothing is caused by the Heisenberg uncertainty principle.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
"It all depends on what the outcome is as there are so many uncertainties of how this could look like," Spors said.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
The EPA is continuing to fully quantify and consider the compliance costs for affected industries, even though those costs are subject to many of the same uncertainties as the benefits.
From Slate ● Aug. 2, 2026
Another man told us the sacrifices and uncertainties of being a parent - particularly how his children might turn out - drove him to have a vasectomy aged 27.
From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026
Although Tan expects limited earnings upside in 2H amid market uncertainties, she views the Malaysia-Hong Kong agreement as a long-term catalyst for Bursa’s growth and market valuation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
In spite of the tensions and uncertainties of this period something profoundly meaningful is taking place.
From "While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement" by Carolyn Maull McKinstry
Vocabulary lists containing uncertainty
"A Job for Valentin" and "In the Heart of a Hero"
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