unlikely

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Appeared in the April 15, 2026, print edition as 'Connie Francis’ Unlikely Ticket to Fame'.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

“The Unlikely Tale of Chase and Finnegan” strikes the right balance of sincerity in the hands of Jasmine Warga, though there’s still plenty of material to tug at the heartstrings.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

Gloucestershire-based Rachel Joyce's best-seller The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry was first published in 2012 and is now on stage at the Theatre Royal in London's Haymarket.

From BBC • Mar. 5, 2026

Unlikely, according to Investec’s analyst Patrick Mann whose note Friday refused to rule out further talks in future.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 6, 2026

Unlikely to win the battle on its merits, Edison devoted considerable resources to trying to discredit AC in the realm of public relations: AC, he and his supporters asserted, was much more lethal than DC.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover