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probable

[prob-uh-buhl] / ˈprɒb ə bəl /


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In addition, three people have died, with two of those confirmed as having hantavirus and one probable case, the WHO said.

From Barron's • May 11, 2026

From a strictly formal standpoint, it is more probable for the patterns that make up our memories and observations to arise from random entropy fluctuations than from a real sequence of past events.

From Science Daily • May 3, 2026

“There was not probable cause to search the virtual private papers of every single person within the geofence merely because of their proximity to the crime.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 27, 2026

Investors need stronger signals from the Fed to start aligning markets with the full range of probable outcomes for the policy path.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 27, 2026

The approach to Earth of Hailey’s Comet in the year 66 is the probable explanation of the account by Josephus of a sword that hung over Jerusalem for a whole year.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan




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