unpredictable
adjective
un·pre·dict·able
ˌən-pri-ˈdik-tə-bəl 
: not predictable: such as
a
: not able to be known or declared in advance
unpredictable weather
b
: tending to behave in ways that cannot be predicted
an unpredictable boss
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Chronic, unpredictable pain became a part of her everyday reality.
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Lindsay Lee Wallace, TIME, 23 Apr. 2024
And the short-sleeve design is ideal for unpredictable spring weather, not to mention a go-to style for Reese Witherspoon lately.
—Nicol Natale, Peoplemag, 22 Apr. 2024
Clippers are still unsure whether Kawhi Leonard will play Game 1: ‘Very unpredictable.’
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—Kevinisha Walker, Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2024
Education Department officials said families would be able to begin making corrections this week, but Hernandez said that too has been unpredictable.
—Silas Allen, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Apr. 2024
Anything related to your wealth is unpredictable today.
—Georgia Nicols, The Denver Post, 17 Apr. 2024
Between earthquakes popping up in unusual places, murder hornets making a brief debut a couple years ago (remember those?), and the price of a Trader Joe’s banana rising for the first time in decades, the world seems to be increasingly unpredictable.
—Bychloe Berger, Fortune, 12 Apr. 2024
But in 2016 the online-to-IRL catapult was still unpredictable.
—Amanda Petrusich, The New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2024
Financial security is important not only for the future of the child, but also for mothers navigating the unpredictable complications of pregnancy.
—Sunny Nagpaul, Fortune, 11 Apr. 2024
Lindsay Lee Wallace, TIME, 23 Apr. 2024
And the short-sleeve design is ideal for unpredictable spring weather, not to mention a go-to style for Reese Witherspoon lately.
—Nicol Natale, Peoplemag, 22 Apr. 2024
Clippers are still unsure whether Kawhi Leonard will play Game 1: ‘Very unpredictable.’
Get unlimited access to the Los Angeles Times.
—Kevinisha Walker, Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2024
Education Department officials said families would be able to begin making corrections this week, but Hernandez said that too has been unpredictable.
—Silas Allen, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Apr. 2024
Anything related to your wealth is unpredictable today.
—Georgia Nicols, The Denver Post, 17 Apr. 2024
Between earthquakes popping up in unusual places, murder hornets making a brief debut a couple years ago (remember those?), and the price of a Trader Joe’s banana rising for the first time in decades, the world seems to be increasingly unpredictable.
—Bychloe Berger, Fortune, 12 Apr. 2024
But in 2016 the online-to-IRL catapult was still unpredictable.
—Amanda Petrusich, The New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2024
Financial security is important not only for the future of the child, but also for mothers navigating the unpredictable complications of pregnancy.
—Sunny Nagpaul, Fortune, 11 Apr. 2024
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“Unpredictable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unpredictable. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.
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