indeterminate

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This unstable, indeterminate flickering sensation is what Mr. Lerner wants to evoke as he maneuvers his stories between the polarities of the real and the imaginary.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

Harley is a rescue hound, of indeterminate but clearly mixed breed, who is given to leaping in the air to snap at moths and making vain but enthusiastic attempts to catch lizards.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 10, 2025

Thousands of other people are going to get put into detention of indeterminate length with far less recourse, which could stretch years even if they are not eligible for removal or might win their cases.

From Slate • Jul. 31, 2025

He was given an indeterminate public protection sentence with an 11-year minimum recommendation.

From BBC • Mar. 7, 2025

I fuzzily remember Sandy Pittman climbing past as I waited, bound for the summit, followed an indeterminate time later by Charlotte Fox and then Lopsang Jangbu.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer