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unknowable

[uhn-noh-uh-buhl] / ʌnˈnoʊ ə bəl /




















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The writing is terrifically funny and also grounded, anecdotes filled with slapstick but no punchlines, befitting a story that includes hookups, weddings, children, a funeral and an unknowable future.

From Los Angeles Times

The river, at times hauntingly beautiful and others murky and unknowable, offers a mirror to Daniel's torment, and to the increasingly fragile hope of his wife, Agnieszka, that Chris will one day come home.

From Barron's

There are plenty of false alarms, carbon footprints and all, and the future is unknowable, but watch for symptoms.

From The Wall Street Journal

The answer is unknowable, which is one reason the image spoke to Mr. Gennari, a professor at the University of Vermont.

From The Wall Street Journal

In its lawsuit, ExxonMobil said the law would force it “to engage in granular conjecture about unknowable future developments and to publicly disseminate that speculation on its website.”

From Los Angeles Times