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certainty

[sur-tn-tee] / ˈsɜr tn ti /




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"Today, we have no clear timetable, no certainty about what will change and no assurance about when families will finally see meaningful progress."

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026

A separate June 2026 analysis of 45 studies involving 2,205 patients also documented improvements in pain and function, but judged the overall certainty of the evidence to be low or very low.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 14, 2026

You don’t want to retire if you’re worried about your long-term financial certainty, but you don’t want to retire into a vacuum, either.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2026

“Tariffs are lower than the levels we saw earlier this year and last, giving importers more certainty on cost and allowing them to replenish inventories at a quicker rate.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026

Quinby clawed near those trees with utter certainty she’d reach her goal.

From "Willodeen" by Katherine Applegate

“There are very few certainties or permanent decisions in my life right now,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 1, 2026

These calculations are useful, but they are estimates rather than certainties.

From MarketWatch ● May 26, 2026

AI systems produce probabilities, and people treat them as certainties.

From Salon ● May 12, 2026

City's win leaves them only two points behind the Gunners, who showed signs of creaking under pressure as they cast aside a two-goal lead to draw with relegation certainties Wolverhampton Wanderers in midweek.

From BBC ● Feb. 21, 2026

He would then find himself in the grip of illogical certainties.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan


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