as in uncertainty
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Noun
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Industry executives have stayed bullish even as the Trump administration announced a slew of economic and regulatory policy shifts that fueled uncertainty.—
Manya Saini and Niket Nishant,
USA TODAY,
14 Feb. 2025 -
Probationary periods apply not only to new hires but also to veteran staff who have recently been promoted into management roles, adding another layer of uncertainty amid the shake-up.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
14 Feb. 2025
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Total theaters booked are 4,100 including all premium large format screens and Imax, no doubt.—
Nancy Tartaglione,
Deadline,
11 Feb. 2025
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Liev Schreiber had his doubts about his role in The Perfect Couple.—
Esther Kang,
People.com,
10 Feb. 2025
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But Shirley’s husband is a dangerous man and soon the new couple’s burgeoning romance is thrust into a spiral of paranoia, suspense and violence.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
6 Feb. 2025
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The Weeknd, real name Abel Tesfaye, plays a musician plagued by insomnia and facing an emotional breakdown in the official trailer for the suspense thriller Hurry Up Tomorrow, the first feature film from the pop star set for a May 16 theatrical release.—
Etan Vlessing,
The Hollywood Reporter,
4 Feb. 2025
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The plans put in place to find a positive way forward included the following: The Merrillville Advantage: A proactive approach of sharing the many positive attributes that a diverse student body could bring to the community instead of having an atmosphere of fear or dread.—
Dr. Tony Lux,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Feb. 2025
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However, throngs of people wading into the Ganga often stoked the dread of infection and disease.—
Sudipta Sen,
The Conversation,
5 Feb. 2025
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The 2000 feature, which premiered at Cannes, cemented Coppola as the definitive director to capture young female angst and began her partnership with Dunst.—
Samantha Bergeson,
IndieWire,
30 Jan. 2025
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For his part, puppy eyes and moderate angst do not comprise a very tough veneer, despite fistfights thrown in every once in a while.—
Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
22 Jan. 2025
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My husband Jon and I, after having suffered more than 300 days of every parent’s nightmare of utter and indescribable torment, continued advocating and pushing for the release of the remaining hostages in Gaza.—
Rachel Goldberg-Polin,
TIME,
16 Jan. 2025
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This icky masterwork of ’80s horror is best known for introducing us to the Cenobites, the collective of sadomasochistic priests from a Lovecraftian dimension of orgiastic torment, and whose flesh has been twisted, penetrated, and seared to extremes.—
Rory Doherty,
Vulture,
19 Sep. 2024
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The movie’s very first shot, beautiful yet full of foreboding, finds her swimming in the Atlantic, her peace momentarily disturbed by the roar of a military helicopter overhead.—
Justin Chang,
The New Yorker,
30 Jan. 2025
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But they are also weighted with foreboding, especially as Carter asks her to perform stranger acts.—
Lovia Gyarkye,
The Hollywood Reporter,
26 Jan. 2025
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Winston threw for 334 yards and three touchdowns in one of the bigger upsets of the NFL season.—
Pat Leonard,
New York Daily News,
6 Feb. 2025
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Yes, there have been some upsets, including Madison Keys eliminating No. 2 seed Iga Swiatek in the women’s semifinals Thursday.—
Howard Fendrich,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Jan. 2025
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