indetermination

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Noun
  • Market participants seem to be staying on the sidelines amid the uncertainty.
    Leonie Kidd, CNBC, 7 Apr. 2026
  • The billions of dollars that Haitians send home, the IMF said, have helped the government’s Central Bank reserves, while offsetting the high fuel prices despite the uncertainty surrounding the potential termination of Haitians’ Temporary Protected Status in the United States.
    Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 6 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • And yet the actor spent much of a recent conversation candidly admitting to ambivalence and incertitude.
    New York Times, New York Times, 27 May 2021
  • In an offseason of inactivity and incertitude, Bloom’s marquee move will be hiring a new manager.
    Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 15 Jan. 2020
Noun
  • Indictments have a lower burden of proof and require only probable cause, while a trial would require prosecutors to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that each defendant is culpable.
    Jason Henry, Daily News, 9 Apr. 2026
  • That anticipation for Season 3, premiering Sunday, still lingers for Fletcher, though it’s tempered now by doubt and distance, thanks to a four-year gap between seasons.
    Precious Fondren, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The pool is kept intentionally small, with just 12 to 16 proposals from 10 to 12 artists up for consideration each year.
    Niyaz Pirani, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026
  • Whether whole, ground, or made into oil, each form of flaxseed brings unique advantages and considerations.
    Kirsten Nunez, Martha Stewart, 10 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Defying Expectations Stanford soccer player chasing gold Olympic skier Sammy Smith’s major is listed as undecided on the Stanford women’s soccer page, but her approach to life is more about a refusal to settle than indecisiveness.
    Emily Olsen, New York Times, 10 Feb. 2026
  • Failure to take stock of the bigger picture responsibilities can ultimately lead to indecisiveness at important moments, disgruntled players, and harmful leaks to the media, Foxworth said.
    Preston Fore, Fortune, 15 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Some of those players have also been suing the NCAA about eligibility limits, and their right to do that has been a major sticking point in the congressional deliberations.
    MARK LONG, Arkansas Online, 5 Apr. 2026
  • Revisions to the cone have been the subject of great debate and deliberation among the hurricane science community.
    Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 5 Apr. 2026
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“Indetermination.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indetermination. Accessed 12 Apr. 2026.

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