improbable

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 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

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

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

On a world level, the eruption at the Norte Chico was improbable, even aberrant.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann