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uncertainty

[uhn-sur-tn-tee] / ʌnˈsɜr tn ti /


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Creating companies that can master new technologies while navigating a world awash in uncertainty is one of the great challenges of our times.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

Iranians were also already feeling the strain of weeks of uncertainty.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

The AI revolution is bringing change and uncertainty, but also historic opportunities.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

Rising Treasury yields, increased Federal Reserve rate hike expectations, and upcoming large IPOs are contributing to market uncertainty.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

Lola was required only to remain silent about the truth, banish it and forget it entirely, and persuade herself not of some contrary tale, but simply of her own uncertainty.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan




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