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unknowable

[uhn-noh-uh-buhl] / ʌnˈnoʊ ə bəl /




















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The river, at times hauntingly beautiful and others murky and unknowable, offers a mirror to Daniel's torment, and to the increasingly fragile hope of his wife, Agnieszka, that Chris will one day come home.

From Barron's • Jan. 24, 2026

There are plenty of false alarms, carbon footprints and all, and the future is unknowable, but watch for symptoms.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 28, 2025

The big question is somewhat unknowable — 20% of what?

From MarketWatch • Oct. 29, 2025

In its lawsuit, ExxonMobil said the law would force it “to engage in granular conjecture about unknowable future developments and to publicly disseminate that speculation on its website.”

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 25, 2025

Well, thought Ishmael, bending over his typewriter, his fingertips poised just above the keys: the palpitations of Kabuo Miyamoto’s heart were unknowable finally.

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson