uncertain

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On Monday, though, Michigan proved in no uncertain terms that this was a new era in college basketball.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

It is uncertain under what conditions some ships have negotiated safe passage - and whether they paid to cross the strait.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

The weather service said it was still uncertain how much would actually accumulate over the wet weekend.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

Finding a well-paid job is important, but so is a sense of job security at an uncertain time for the economy, according to labor-market experts and a growing number of surveys.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026

One of the petitioners, an infamous do-gooder of uncertain sanity named Warner Mifflin, had actually acknowledged that his antislavery vision had come to him after he was struck by lightning in a thunderstorm.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis