probable
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From Salon • May 12, 2026
Among living patients, six cases have been confirmed and a seventh is listed as "probable", according to the WHO, the UN health body, and certain national health authorities.
From Barron's • May 11, 2026
The agency identified a fourth of all talent agent awards as requiring extra review or demonstrating probable fraud.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 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
When we learned of the surrender of the German Sixth Army in early February 1943, we knew a German defeat was probable.
From "The Boy on the Wooden Box" by Leon Leyson
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