probability

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"What we're trying to point out in this paper is that you could have a different kind of environmental dependence, even if the annihilation probability is constant in the center of the galaxy," explains Krnjaic.

From Science Daily • Apr. 10, 2026

The market is also pricing in a strong probability that the Federal Reserve will hold short-term interest rates steady for the rest of 2026, which could further put a lid on bond yields.

From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026

The firm sees WTI gravitating around $95 a barrel for the rest of this week, with a 90% chance of returning to $100 next week and a 70% probability of a return to $109.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

But the smoothness of this mission - from launch to lunar flyby - has shifted the probability in the right direction.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

The story was clever enough to have had by itself, in all probability, the desired effect; but Poseidon, the most bitter of all the gods against Troy, contrived an addition which made the issue certain.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton