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possibility

[pos-uh-bil-i-tee] / ˌpɒs əˈbɪl ɪ ti /


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However, the incoming Congress won’t take office until Jan. 3, leaving the possibility of renewed military action before then, the consultancy said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026

Newsom explained in his letter that he is exercising his constitutional clemency authority to commute the sentences to life without the possibility of parole.

From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026

Norway’s central bank held its key interest rate Thursday, but kept open the possibility of further policy tightening should inflation remain high.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026

The MIT team decided to explore a radically different possibility.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 4, 2026

It was perfectly in the realm of possibility.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny

An oversized island invites endless possibilities to prepare elaborate meals, present a delicious spread of provisions, or simply appreciate the vastness while sipping a morning coffee.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 4, 2026

These possibilities are being explored rather than formally approved.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 4, 2026

The piece is an exuberantly hopeful and unabashedly patriotic look at America and its possibilities that seems downright defiant in such a deeply cynical and divided time in the nation’s history.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2026

They identify a potentially useful strategy for designing metals that can remain tough even when conventional methods of deformation stop working, opening new possibilities for technologies that must operate in extreme cold.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 31, 2026

I could see it in my head, possibilities I never would have imagined for myself before coming to France.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse


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