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unpredictable

[uhn-pri-dik-tuh-buhl] / ˌʌn prɪˈdɪk tə bəl /


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Perhaps the biggest challenge, and one faced by all companies building humanoid robots, is developing artificial intelligence that can operate in the real world and cope with unpredictable and complicated situations.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

He cites the shifting and often unpredictable forces of mood and momentum as another reason he would not short the stock.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 2026

Analysts have viewed Xi's recent diplomatic flurry as part of attempts to position China as a stable, strategic alternative to an unpredictable United States.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

There, she can be any version of what the audience believes an obsessed woman might act like — what outrageous and unpredictable things she might do next.

From Salon • Jun. 4, 2026

For annual plants growing in an area with a very unpredictable climate, it could be lethal if all the seeds sprouted quickly and simultaneously.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond




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