as in uncertainty
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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
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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.—
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And yet the actor spent much of a recent conversation candidly admitting to ambivalence and incertitude.—
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In an offseason of inactivity and incertitude, Bloom’s marquee move will be hiring a new manager.—
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There is no doubt that Russia has vast troves of oil and natural gas, but an effort to lure American or other Western energy companies to undertake Russian projects is likely to encounter skepticism, not least because of the companies' recent history in Russia.—
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These are the doubts that scammers and hackers play upon to ply their trades.—
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In fact, a fair number of the judge’s queries to Crichton’s team expressed out and out skepticism at times of their perspective focusing on plans for an ER reboot and what became The Pitt.—
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For example, the Philadelphia Inquirer is tackling reader skepticism of media motivations by leaning into their not-for-profit ownership as a contrast to their competitors.—
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The lack of transparency—regarding pricing, weight, purity and fees—further fuels mistrust, leaving customers confused and vulnerable.—
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But a history of displacement for canal projects has fostered mistrust, Agrazal told CNN.—
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Knight has long maintained a complicated relationship with the rap world and often expressed distrust of those who had dealings with Tupac during the latter’s time at Death Row Records.—
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There’s a creeping distrust of this kind of maneuver, in which past glory is used to cover present discontent.—
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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.—
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He was tasked with heading a congressional investigation into suspicions that wildly popular TV game shows like 21 were fixed.—
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“Uncertainness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uncertainness. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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