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possibility

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


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Weinstein spoke at length with the Hollywood Reporter in March about carrying out his sentence and the possibility of dying behind bars.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

Markets are reassessing the risk of Middle East supply disruptions against the possibility of a U.S.-Iran agreement to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, Linh Tran at XS.com said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

The researchers also identified a protein that may offer a way to improve how aging muscles respond to nerve signals, raising the possibility that at least part of this decline could eventually be treated.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 24, 2026

"There is a good possibility that it might not go ahead."

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

“And consider this possibility: Is believing you’re selfish one of your automatic negative thoughts?”

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

The Baku street circuit has a long straight that affords good overtaking possibilities and has a reputation for producing incident-packed races.

From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026

Mr. Altman touted AI’s possibilities but noted that people feel the technology is “something being done to them.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

They could also help lay the groundwork for future networks of controllable spin oscillators, potentially opening new possibilities for spin-based technologies.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 24, 2026

“The questions in this novel explore how it feels in those early years of adulthood when there are still so many possibilities, so many directions you might go,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026

He considered all possibilities as if he were analyzing a chess problem, and decided that he didn’t want to be confined in Hungary.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady




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