improbable

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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

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

At least that’s what one improbable image fantasized in a recent slew of AI-generated “wedding photos” circulating online.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2026

Their stumble, though, has stopped them pulling clear of those teams, and all but ended talk of an improbable title challenge.

From BBC • Feb. 26, 2026

And yet it is that improbable event, a small beneficial mutation in a nucleotide a ten-millionth of a centimeter across, that makes evolution go.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan