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[prob-uh-buhl] / ˈprɒb ə bəl /


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“Both SPX and QQQ closed down from the opening print and Monday’s close sets up for a probable test and undercut of last Friday’s lows,” said Newton in his note published late Monday.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

But Albany County Circuit Court Judge Robert Sanford, who presided over Kelver’s pretrial hearing, agreed with the prosecutor that there was probable cause that Kelver committed the crimes with which she was charged.

From Slate • Jun. 4, 2026

Using World Cancer Research Fund evidence grading criteria, the researchers concluded that the evidence points to a probable causal relationship between higher intake of legumes and soy foods and a lower risk of hypertension.

From Science Daily • May 26, 2026

The government said in court that the immigration sweeps are “based on reasonable suspicion and probable cause and the Constitution.”

From Salon • May 24, 2026

During the millennia that frogs and men have lived in the same world, it is probable that men have hunted frogs.

From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck




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