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certitude

[sur-ti-tood, -tyood] / ˈsɜr tɪˌtud, -ˌtyud /


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“They’re wanting research, clinical trials. They’re wanting a certain amount of certitude that, frankly, is appropriate for most drugs, but not for this moment.”

From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026

Last week the Economist, a publication with a long and spotty track record of declarative certitude in the face of unpredictability, announced that the war was an American failure.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

America, you’re a big, boisterous nation of more than 342 million people, with all sorts of competing impulses and interests, and no end of certitude to go around.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 4, 2025

The lack of any enforcement mechanism means that there is no authoritative body to provide a definitive judgment, and no one has any legitimate claim to certitude.

From Slate • Dec. 5, 2024

But his tone lacked the certitude she was used to.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie




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