unpredictable situation
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Such practical guidance for life-or-death emergencies gave her principles for handling an unpredictable situation at home.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
While investors might be wary of making trades based on the unpredictable situation in the Middle East, the helium shortage looks likely to last.
From Barron's ● Apr. 30, 2026
But when the ball passed a paddle and the game restarted with the ball at a random point, they expended more recalibrating to a new unpredictable situation.
From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2022
Other times, the information just can’t get out fast enough, particularly with an unpredictable situation — leaving residents with little to go on.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 11, 2017
It was his human judgment and his ability to react correctly in an unpredictable situation which were needed to locate the warhead from among the cluster of decoys and destroy it.
From Pushbutton War by John Schoenherr
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