unpredictable situation

Example Sentences

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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

The unpredictable situation is hardly ideal for Cooper.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 28, 2022

In both Chicago shootings, officers chased people on foot — a highly unpredictable situation that critics, including the U.S.

From Washington Post • Mar. 15, 2022

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 Schoenherr, John