probable
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From Salon • May 12, 2026
That brings the total number of cases of hantavirus to nine, seven laboratory confirmed and two probable cause, including three deaths.
From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026
No hantavirus test was carried out and he is considered a "probable case", according to the WHO.
From Barron's • May 11, 2026
Only after numerous medical consultations did physicians eventually detect a probable connection between her heart and hearing conditions.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026
The crowd started forming at four o’clock, the hour that the county attorney had given as the probable arrival time of Hickock and Smith.
From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote
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