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Our analysis also makes some other conservative assumptions given the policy’s uncertainty.—
Emily Badger,
New York Times,
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
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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
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In an offseason of inactivity and incertitude, Bloom’s marquee move will be hiring a new manager.—
Globe Staff,
BostonGlobe.com,
15 Jan. 2020
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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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Philadelphia’s Jalen Hurts lifted the Vince Lombardi Trophy and all remaining doubts about him lifted as well.—
Greg Cote,
Miami Herald,
10 Feb. 2025
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In the White House now is someone who has openly admired Putin, expressed skepticism over U.S. support for Ukraine and rushed to bully America’s closest allies in Latin America, Canada and Europe.—
Ronald H. Linden,
The Conversation,
10 Feb. 2025
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Most economists express skepticism that a higher tariff regime would lead to such a boom, saying most costs would trickle down to American consumers.—
Megan Cerullo,
CBS News,
7 Feb. 2025
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The controversial nomination—and the relative popularity of Kennedy’s Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) movement—speak to a larger mistrust of expert knowledge.—
Helen L. Murphey / Made by History,
TIME,
29 Jan. 2025
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Chronic conflict can also create a sense of instability and mistrust among family members.—
Samantha Mann,
Parents,
27 Jan. 2025
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America’s war in Iraq, in addition to killing hundreds of thousands of Iraqis and destabilizing the Middle East, also set the stage for Trump’s rise by fostering a widespread sense of distrust and betrayal in the United States.—
Michelle Goldberg,
The Mercury News,
5 Feb. 2025
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Although Vincent resigned before labor unrest precipitated the unprecedented cancellation of the 1994 World Series, an undercurrent of distrust among baseball's 27 owners ultimately led to a no-confidence vote of the commissioner in Sept. 1992.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
2 Feb. 2025
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As doctors tried to treat her, Kate’s parents openly discussed their suspicions that a conspiracy was forming around them – and that medical staff couldn’t be trusted.—
Hilary Whiteman,
CNN,
15 Feb. 2025
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He was tasked with heading a congressional investigation into suspicions that wildly popular TV game shows like 21 were fixed.—
Mike Fleming Jr,
Deadline,
14 Feb. 2025
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“Uncertainness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uncertainness. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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