indetermination

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Noun
  • Adding to the uncertainty, Congress allowed Affordable Care Act subsidies to expire last year, which caused insurance premiums to spike for millions more people.
    Tamar Hallerman, AJC.com, 1 July 2026
  • This work of checking in on team members or translating ambiguity, especially during periods of uncertainty, has been dubbed the empathy or care tax.
    Holly Corbett, Forbes.com, 1 July 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
  • The prosecutor’s office, taking a fresh look at the murder, learned the lead investigator shared those doubts.
    Andy Rose, CNN Money, 26 June 2026
  • Caicedo has made a name for himself as a regular starter for Chelsea in recent years — and his appearance in the Champions League leaves no doubt about his experience in high stakes matches.
    Andrew Greif, NBC news, 26 June 2026
Noun
  • Trump taking the country to war with Iran, in part at the urging of his pal Bibi — without any sensible plan, debate, sanction from Congress or consideration as to how this might hurt Americans already struggling to make ends meet.
    Maureen Dowd, Mercury News, 4 July 2026
  • By eliminating your class and your ethnicity, your natural talents and weaknesses, from consideration, the veil reminds you that those traits are beyond your control, making fairness an incentive.
    The New Yorker, New Yorker, 4 July 2026
Noun
  • On the right, critics accuse him of indecisiveness and of failing to fully dismantle structures inherited from MAS.
    Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 23 June 2026
  • Putting aside Starmer’s wooden public persona and chronic indecisiveness, his successor has offered no plausible policies to turn around a very troubled country.
    Steve Forbes, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026
Noun
  • The jury delivered the verdict on Friday after about 40 minutes of deliberation, AP reported.
    Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 27 June 2026
  • On Thursday The New York Times reported, citing people involved in the deliberations, that OpenAI is leaning toward holding off until next year.
    Ashley Capoot,Kate Rooney, CNBC, 26 June 2026
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“Indetermination.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indetermination. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.

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