unpredictable
adjective
un·pre·dict·able
ˌən-pri-ˈdik-tə-bəl 
: not predictable: such as
a
: not able to be known or declared in advance
unpredictable weather
b
: tending to behave in ways that cannot be predicted
an unpredictable boss
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unpredictable spring weather that makes it really hard to know what to wear
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Alison Willmore, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2024
The post-election dynamic is reminiscent of a famous gathering of tech titans at Trump Tower in December 2016, a month after Trump’s first upset win in a presidential race, when some of the same executives braced themselves for unpredictable policy shifts.
—David Ingram, NBC News, 6 Nov. 2024
Combined with worries over increasing predator numbers and unpredictable winters, these circumstances had led managers to cut moose tags by more than 50 percent, the study’s authors explain.
—Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 6 Nov. 2024
The others may swing toward one candidate, but out of the seven, just Georgia and Michigan remain highly unpredictable.
—The Hill, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Unpredictable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unpredictable. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.
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