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unknowable

[uhn-noh-uh-buhl] / ʌnˈnoʊ ə bəl /




















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Can anyone truly be themselves when society’s bylaws not only dictate proper human behavior but also how successful anyone can be in something as complicated and unknowable as life itself?

From Salon ● Oct. 17, 2026

Whether they noted these changes – or connected them to any distant event – is unknowable.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026

A new superpower is about to enter the fray, one that is unknowable and unending and potentially dwarfs the U.S. and China individually or collectively.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026

Indeed, that was effectively unknowable because, as the NYPD’s chief of detectives told reporters, they had learned that the bomb could’ve been timed to go off anywhere in the 12 hours prior to actual detonation.

From Slate ● Jul. 7, 2026

How could his own motoring heart, with its valves and pressure systems, turn out an unknowable thing?

From "Typical American" by Gish Jen


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