improbable

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“People underestimate how improbable the improbable is,” says Christian Busch, a University of Southern California business-school professor and the author of “The Serendipity Mindset.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

Then came the most improbable comeback in college basketball’s modern history.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

And those were the images that returned with his improbable fifth Masters victory in 2019, fused back and all, achieved at the age of 43.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026

For decades, closure of the strait was regarded as something that was conceivable in theory, but operationally improbable in practice, Morgan Stanley noted.

From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026

“Yes. Something strange and improbable would happen so that the impossible couldn’t.”

From "The Sun Is Also a Star" by Nicola Yoon