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uncontrollable

[uhn-kuhn-troh-luh-buhl] / ˌʌn kənˈtroʊ lə bəl /


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"You can imagine every time it rains, you just turn that key in the door and just hope that nothing's gone in, but it is one of those uncontrollable things."

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026

The Gulf efforts aimed to "avoid an uncontrollable situation in the region", the Saudi official said.

From Barron's • Jan. 15, 2026

Tegmark had been trying to get the group to oppose uncontrollable superintelligence in the text.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 4, 2026

“Where then do I look for good and evil? Not to uncontrollable externals, but within myself to the choices that are my own…”

From Salon • Jan. 2, 2026

I couldn’t imagine having to deal with that many uncontrollable things going on in my body.

From "Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus" by Dusti Bowling