improbability
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One posits the existence of billions of universes, arguing that happenstance alone accounts for the improbability of our inhabiting this one.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 16, 2026
"The inherent improbability that such a large number of journalists would do that should be borne in mind," White argued.
From Barron's ● Jan. 20, 2026
I wish I could tell you I respected the improbability of the windfall by immediately retreating to my suite.
From Slate ● Nov. 18, 2025
Such improbability is what propelled the Club 27 myth to prominence, and subsequent deaths — especially Kurt Cobain’s passing — continue to fuel its mystique, Dunivin said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2024
Add to this the biological improbability that makes each member of our own species unique.
From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas
One of the strategies adopted by Mr. Coben and company is to keep the improbabilities coming.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 18, 2026
Ultimately, however, no director can hide all the improbabilities in the libretto.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 22, 2024
For the armchair judge, it is not so much a matter of who you believe — there being improbabilities and weirdnesses in both the prosecution and defense — as who you don’t.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 5, 2022
My problem with “Mr. Fullerton” has to do with its fictional improbabilities.
From New York Times ● Jul. 28, 2021
In some contexts, improbabilities are to be expected.
From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos
