unlikeliest
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Its suspenseful build to a climactic act of bravery demonstrates, writes Katie Daniels, that “resilience might spring from the unlikeliest of places.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026
And as far as Super Bowl matchups go, this will go down as one of the unlikeliest in the modern history of the sport.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 26, 2026
In the most unlikeliest of fights, the British two-time heavyweight world champion faces YouTuber-turned-boxer Paul in an eight-round heavyweight bout.
From BBC • Dec. 19, 2025
The all-family final between the 54th-ranked Frenchman Rinderknech and 204th-ranked Vacherot, from Monaco, is one of the tournament's unlikeliest endings to date –- the latter's coach and half-brother, Benjamin Balleret, described it as a "fairytale".
From Barron's • Oct. 12, 2025
It oftentimes happens that aggressively disposed animals, like cowardly men, are apt to try battle with the unlikeliest adversaries.
From The Human Side of Animals by Dixon, Royal