wild card

Example Sentences

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The big wild card in 2026 is how a top-heavy market reacts to AI-inspired volatility, from fears that the bubble will burst to warnings that new technologies could upend entire industries.

From The Wall Street Journal

The central bank’s leadership transition could prove a major wild card.

From The Wall Street Journal

Another top official said the coronavirus “is a new threat that is a big wild card right now.”

From MarketWatch

“Warsh is a bit more of a wild card given past hawkishness and recent dovishness,” a team of Wells Fargo strategists led by Michael Schumacher wrote in a note earlier this year.

From Barron's

They knew that Hunter’s presence was the wild card that differentiated this show from the other “Trek” projects.

From Los Angeles Times