as in unpredictability
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Noun
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Leaders win by using AI for smart defaults, then deliberately injecting serendipity, live unpredictability and human imperfection.—
Rolling Stone Culture Council,
Rolling Stone,
11 May 2026 -
Living in a state known for beauty and unpredictability, mothers in Florida learn how to balance joy with preparedness.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
9 May 2026
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Her capriciousness leads her into an affair with a frustrated professor, Mark (Michael Angarano), who compliments her writing and composes pretentious, backhandedly insulting poems about their not-quite-love.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
15 Apr. 2026
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Whether out of arrogance, capriciousness, or collective amnesia, this recent history was ignored.—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
13 Mar. 2026
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That impulsiveness was on display last year when the president pushed the Texas state legislature to gerrymander its electoral maps before the midterms in the hope of maintaining Republican control of Congress.—
Jason Willick,
Washington Post,
26 Apr. 2026
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Malcolm's daughter is struggling in life and school, but her father's genetic toolkit only has belligerence, impulsiveness and thickheadedness, passed on by his on-screen parents.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
8 Apr. 2026
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Burnout signs could show through moodiness, fatigue or simply wanting to disappear for a day.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
23 Apr. 2026
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Symptoms of menopause include hot flashes, sleep issues, joint and muscle discomfort, night sweats, forgetfulness, moodiness, and irritability.—
Laura Schober,
Health,
23 Apr. 2026
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“Mercurialness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mercurialness. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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