unassured

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The passing mention of “civil war” is I believe an unnamed reference to the 1786 Shays’ rebellion which reminds us even from Justice Story’s 1837 vantage that our nation’s continued existence has often been unassured.

From Forbes • May 12, 2015

But Bismarck was not satisfied, and in his eyes Germany’s safety was still unassured; so he appealed to the Reichstag to augment largely their armaments.

From Hero Tales and Legends of the Rhine by Spence, Lewis

Soon after the ladies left her, she received a message from Henry, requesting, as she saw company, to be permitted to visit her: she consented, and he entered immediately, with an unassured pace.

From Mary A Fiction by Wollstonecraft, Mary

I felt unassured in regard to my condition, and was half disposed to believe that I was still asleep and imagining horrors!

From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 21 by Leighton, Alexander

Still He persisted in his design; and with a voice unassured and frequent interruptions, He contrived to finish the four first lines of the page.

From The Monk; a romance by Lewis, M. G. (Matthew Gregory)