uncontrollable
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Someone might have blepharospasms, a dystonia affecting the muscles around the eyes, which results in uncontrollable twitching and blinking.
From Slate • Apr. 18, 2026
“I haven’t been that angry in a long time, uncontrollable anger.”
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026
When Anthropic recently disclosed a cyber espionage campaign that used artificial intelligence to execute much of the attack autonomously, headlines framed it as a new, uncontrollable threat.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026
"It's very disappointing to go out in this fashion but it's completely uncontrollable," said Ireland stand-in skipper Lorcan Tucker.
From BBC • Feb. 17, 2026
All these years she had been secretly proud of her calm, controlled behavior when Sula was uncontrollable, her compassion for Sula’s frightened and shamed eyes.
From "Sula" by Toni Morrison
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