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A wave of intense and, at times, unpredictable storms exacerbated by the El Niño weather pattern has killed dozens, shuttered major airports and wiped out crops and infrastructure across a swathe of East Asia.
From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026
The navy is just one part of a sprawling network of maritime forces whose unpredictable operations have flummoxed Beijing’s opponents.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026
Jackson said starting over every year is tough and unpredictable even for people like him who have been in many television shows and make “OK money on residuals.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026
Unlike the controlled conditions of a laboratory, cosmic radiation is highly unpredictable.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 28, 2026
Of all the catastrophic fates that can befall you in the out-of-doors, perhaps none is more eerily unpredictable than hypothermia.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
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