chance
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More cloud will develop in north Wales and northern England with the chance of a few spots of rain.
From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026
Still, playing on club teams may be necessary to have a chance at those few slots.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026
And he seized his chance when he got a cutter down the middle from Braves reliever Victor Mederos.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026
And in states like Tennessee, which does not carry out many lethal injection executions, members of the execution team do not have the chance to perfect their skill by using it a lot.
From Salon ● Oct. 3, 2026
Was there a chance the old fox had been mistaken?
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
His pace, his involvement, his number of touches, his chances.
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026
The chances of a second straight CIF Open Division state championship look good so far.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026
“An intuitive emotional reaction to the slightest possibility of an animal,” Mr. Bond writes, “would have considerably increased their chances of survival.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
That could have increased the chances for chemical interactions while also providing some protection from harsh surroundings.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 2, 2026
Fin-Kedinn was taking no chances with the bear.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
The odds on Tuesday for one rate hike in September were at 60%, while a second hike at the Fed’s December meeting was chanced at 36.7%, according to the CME FedWatch Tool.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026
Ionic Mineral Technologies was mining the clay in Utah when it chanced upon what could be the critical mineral equivalent of a gold mine.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 11, 2025
He started out as a fiction writer who, while living in Paris, chanced upon avant-garde jazz and took up the saxophone.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 16, 2025
The British director Titley said she chanced upon the reality show and reached out to Nasubi because she felt no one had ever told his side of the story.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 28, 2024
She chanced a breath to relax and immediately regretted it.
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
He had heard stories of people chancing upon diamonds and hoped that he too would get lucky one day.
From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2024
It’s very satisfying to see an actress like Ms. Kidman use everything in her artistic toolbox while also chancing the audience’s sympathy and love.
From New York Times ● Sep. 14, 2018
Bayern’s supporters appeal for a penalty, but they’re chancing their arms on that one.
From The Guardian ● May 3, 2016
“You’re always chancing it when you come back,” Romo said during his postgame news conference on Thanksgiving.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 3, 2015
Was it worth chancing it, or should he double back?
From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling
Vocabulary lists containing chance
Statistics and Probability - Middle School
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