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chance

[chans, chahns] / tʃæns, tʃɑns /










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“We have these inactive lines still available because there is a reasonable chance we’re going to use them in the future,” Shinjini Menon, Edison’s senior vice president of system planning and engineering, said then.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

Ian Dennis: After shining at the Under-20 World Cup last October, Yassine will now hope for a chance on the biggest stage of all.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

Elon Musk’s companies, Tesla and SpaceX, collaborate on AI, with prediction markets showing up to a 50% merger chance.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

Like NOAA, he says there’s a good chance of a “super” El Niño, like the one in 1997-98.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026

And yet -Fa must have believed that he stood a chance, or he wouldn’t have made him swear.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver




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