possibility
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This year’s inventory has already arrived, but dealers are still worried about the possibility of future sticker shock.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026
Together, those findings raise the possibility that the modern vertebrate brain arose when evolution brought two preexisting neural systems into close physical proximity.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 21, 2026
When asked by Kuenssberg if he could be sure that is what Prince Charles was thinking, Earl Spencer said: "I cannot be sure, I'm saying that's what I assume from the tone is a possibility."
From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026
“There is also the possibility that Ellison is planning to move Paramount to Tennessee regardless of how the lawsuit resolves,” the group wrote.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 20, 2026
At lunch, you asked me a question regarding the possibility of inquiries being made for you at Swanburne.
From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood
Researchers are now trying to narrow down the possibilities by studying subtle characteristics of the moon, including its gravity and motion.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 19, 2026
In conversations with executives both in the room and in debriefings afterward, Sonnenfeld said business leaders told him they wanted more discussions on ways to safeguard against AI and its possibilities for harm.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
During his summing up, the coroner Mr Justice Rooney ruled out several possibilities, including drugs, foul play, suicide, or a psychotic experience.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
Risk is when you know the possibilities and the probabilities.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026
His mind swirled with horrible possibilities, with the fear that this would be it.
From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro
Vocabulary lists containing possibility
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President Obama's second inaugural address
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