uncertainty
noun
un·cer·tain·ty
ˌən-ˈsər-tᵊn-tē 
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Examples of uncertainty in a Sentence
There is some uncertainty about the company's future.
He accepted the position without hesitation or uncertainty.
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Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 14 Feb. 2025
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
Permanently classifying them as such would allow prosecutors to pursue suspects without uncertainty of whether the order will expire.
—Ray Lewis, Baltimore Sun, 14 Feb. 2025
Our analysis also makes some other conservative assumptions given the policy’s uncertainty.
—Emily Badger, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2025
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“Uncertainty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/uncertainty. Accessed 20 Feb. 2025.
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uncertainty
noun
un·cer·tain·ty
ˌən-ˈsərt-ᵊn-tē
1
: lack of certainty
2
: something that is uncertain
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