improbable

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His grandfather Jerry Bush had coached at Nebraska, where in 1958 he authored an improbable victory over a Kansas team led by Wilt Chamberlain.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 22, 2026

But the great irony of a victory sealed by his improbable 2-pointer was that High Point only found itself in a position to win because of Johnston’s outrageous strategy for shooting threes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

And yet it remains in a state of reinvention, making it an ideal place for dreamers to impose their improbable dreams, to make bets on themselves as artists, as creatives, as immigrants.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2026

"Switzerland has nurtured many unexpected good things -- Albert Einstein's physics, the world economy, and the cuckoo clock leap to mind -- and is again helping the world appreciate improbable people and ideas."

From Barron's • Mar. 10, 2026

“I’m getting to it,” said Lazlo, though in truth he hadn’t quite figured out that part of his wild and improbable theory.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor