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unknowable

[uhn-noh-uh-buhl] / ʌnˈnoʊ ə bəl /




















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Finally, there’s the unknowable but certain catastrophes the next governor will face.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026

Your greatest retirement risk may be something that’s unknowable: how long you will live.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 23, 2026

As he explains to Felix Salmon, Elizabeth Spiers, and Emily Peck, A.I. is a hyperobject that touches everything in unknowable ways.

From Slate • Mar. 14, 2026

How much this expertise actually influences the agency’s final decisions is unknowable from the outside.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 18, 2026

She was nervous, not to be with Einar, who was always silent and unknowable, but because of the sounds of the animals.

From "Son" by Lois Lowry




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