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"text": "“Well,” I answered, at first with uncertainty, then with inspiration, “he would do splendidly to lead your cotillon, if you think of having one.” ¶ “So you do not dance, Mr. Crocker?” ¶ I was somewhat set back by her perspicuity.",
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"ref": "2018 May 17, “Corbynomics would change Britain—but not in the way most people think”, in The Economist:",
"text": "Piecing together Corbynomics is difficult, not least because it has evolved during Mr Corbyn’s time in charge of Labour. The gulf between the Labour leadership’s past positions and the milder proposals in the manifesto means that enormous uncertainty hangs over what a Corbyn-led government would do in office.",
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"ref": "2024 January 10, Howard Johnston, “Launched for enthusiasts - now it's for everyone”, in RAIL, number 1000, page 28:",
"text": "It's a full circle. Over the past 43 years, RAIL has reported on how the railways have gone from uncertainty under government control to sectorisation, privatisation, and back to uncertainty under government control.",
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"text": "Despite these uncertainties, Clarke told MPs he was convinced of the need to order trains powered by batteries. He said: \"We're calling for a 'no regrets' order of battery trains because we see them always having a future. We see them being fundable, financeable, similar cost to diesel trains, and we know that however much electrification we would aspire to do, there's always going to be at least a third of the network that isn't electrified.",
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"ref": "1897 December (indicated as 1898), Winston Churchill, chapter IV, in The Celebrity: An Episode, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company; London: Macmillan & Co., Ltd., →OCLC, page 51:",
"text": "“Well,” I answered, at first with uncertainty, then with inspiration, “he would do splendidly to lead your cotillon, if you think of having one.” ¶ “So you do not dance, Mr. Crocker?” ¶ I was somewhat set back by her perspicuity.",
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"ref": "2024 January 10, Howard Johnston, “Launched for enthusiasts - now it's for everyone”, in RAIL, number 1000, page 28:",
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"ref": "2023 December 27, Philip Haigh, “All eyes are on the DfT as rolling stock concerns deepen”, in RAIL, number 999, page 19:",
"text": "Despite these uncertainties, Clarke told MPs he was convinced of the need to order trains powered by batteries. He said: \"We're calling for a 'no regrets' order of battery trains because we see them always having a future. We see them being fundable, financeable, similar cost to diesel trains, and we know that however much electrification we would aspire to do, there's always going to be at least a third of the network that isn't electrified.",
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"roman": "njaŭpeŭnjenascʹ",
"sense": "doubt; the condition of being uncertain",
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"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "panjavjerka",
"sense": "doubt; the condition of being uncertain",
"tags": [
"feminine"
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"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "nesigurnost",
"sense": "doubt; the condition of being uncertain",
"tags": [
"feminine"
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"word": "несигурност"
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"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "doubt; the condition of being uncertain",
"tags": [
"feminine"
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"word": "incertesa"
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"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "bù què dìng xìng",
"sense": "doubt; the condition of being uncertain",
"word": "不确定性"
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"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "doubt; the condition of being uncertain",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "nejistota"
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"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "doubt; the condition of being uncertain",
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"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "doubt; the condition of being uncertain",
"tags": [
"feminine"
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"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "doubt; the condition of being uncertain",
"word": "necerteco"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "doubt; the condition of being uncertain",
"word": "malcerteco"
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{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "doubt; the condition of being uncertain",
"word": "epävarmuus"
},
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"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "doubt; the condition of being uncertain",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "incertitude"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "doubt; the condition of being uncertain",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "incerteza"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "doubt; the condition of being uncertain",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Unsicherheit"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "doubt; the condition of being uncertain",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Ungewissheit"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "avevaiótita",
"sense": "doubt; the condition of being uncertain",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "αβεβαιότητα"
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"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "adēlótēs",
"sense": "doubt; the condition of being uncertain",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "ἀδηλότης"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "doubt; the condition of being uncertain",
"word": "bizonytalanság"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "doubt; the condition of being uncertain",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "incertezza"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "bulhwaksil",
"sense": "doubt; the condition of being uncertain",
"word": "불확실"
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{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "doubt; the condition of being uncertain",
"tags": [
"neuter"
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"word": "incertum"
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"code": "ms",
"lang": "Malay",
"sense": "doubt; the condition of being uncertain",
"word": "ketidakpastian"
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"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "doubt; the condition of being uncertain",
"word": "kumukumu"
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"code": "nn",
"lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
"sense": "doubt; the condition of being uncertain",
"tags": [
"feminine"
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"code": "ota",
"lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
"roman": "bellisizlik",
"sense": "doubt; the condition of being uncertain",
"word": "بللیسزلك"
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"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "doubt; the condition of being uncertain",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "niepewność"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "doubt; the condition of being uncertain",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "incerteza"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "doubt; the condition of being uncertain",
"word": "incertitudine"
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{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "doubt; the condition of being uncertain",
"word": "nesiguranță"
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{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "neuvérennostʹ",
"sense": "doubt; the condition of being uncertain",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "неуве́ренность"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "somnénije",
"sense": "doubt; the condition of being uncertain",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "сомне́ние"
},
{
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "doubt; the condition of being uncertain",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "mì-chinnt"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "doubt; the condition of being uncertain",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "incertidumbre"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "doubt; the condition of being uncertain",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "incerteza"
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"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "doubt; the condition of being uncertain",
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"common-gender"
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"word": "osäkerhet"
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"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "doubt; the condition of being uncertain",
"word": "dikatiyakan"
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"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "doubt; the condition of being uncertain",
"word": "belirsizlik"
},
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"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "nevpévnenistʹ",
"sense": "doubt; the condition of being uncertain",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "невпе́вненість"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "nepévnistʹ",
"sense": "doubt; the condition of being uncertain",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "непе́вність"
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{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "nevýznačenistʹ",
"sense": "doubt; the condition of being uncertain",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "неви́значеність"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "something uncertain or ambiguous",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Unsicherheit"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "bulhwaksilhan geot",
"sense": "something uncertain or ambiguous",
"word": "불확실한 것"
},
{
"code": "ms",
"lang": "Malay",
"sense": "something uncertain or ambiguous",
"word": "ketidakpastian"
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{
"code": "ota",
"lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
"roman": "bellisizlik",
"sense": "something uncertain or ambiguous",
"word": "بللیسزلك"
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{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "something uncertain or ambiguous",
"tags": [
"feminine"
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"word": "incerteza"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "neuvérennostʹ",
"sense": "something uncertain or ambiguous",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "неуве́ренность"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "nejásnostʹ",
"sense": "something uncertain or ambiguous",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "нея́сность"
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"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "neopredeljónnostʹ",
"sense": "something uncertain or ambiguous",
"tags": [
"feminine"
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"word": "неопределённость"
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"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "pogréšnostʹ",
"sense": "mathematics: a parameter that measures the dispersion",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "погре́шность"
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"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "netóčnostʹ",
"sense": "mathematics: a parameter that measures the dispersion",
"tags": [
"feminine"
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"word": "нето́чность"
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"roman": "neopredeljónnostʹ",
"sense": "mathematics: a parameter that measures the dispersion",
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"feminine"
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"word": "неопределённость"
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"code": "tl",
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"sense": "mathematics: a parameter that measures the dispersion",
"word": "dikatiyakan"
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