chance

He is said to welcome the chance to spend more time with the Sussex family privately.

From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026

"The team moved with extraordinary speed to give Swift a chance to carry out more science while advancing capabilities America will need for satellite servicing in the future," Isaacman added.

From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026

The destitution they are now facing in Ceuta is a new experience for them, but they say the hardship is worth it for the chance at entering Europe.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026

Some may do the work for insurance discounts; others may do it for a chance to get insurance in the first place.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026

I need to ask her a very important question, and to do that, I’ll have to make eye contact with Aunt J. So I chance lifting my head to meet her gaze.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold

The market has lowered the chances of a September rate hike to 59%, down from 82% right after the Fed’s July meeting, according to the Atlanta Fed’s Market Probability Tracker.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 18, 2026

There is a school of thought that says responding too quickly to interest from a potential employer could make job seekers seem desperate, reducing their chances of getting hired.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026

"Front-foot defending, front-foot attacking and just play with a big heart. Run more than the opponent, create chances, give some good vibes and energy in the stadium."

From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026

Traders now put the chances of a Fed hike at one in four, compared with 50:50 last week, according to Bloomberg.

From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 2026

His chances seemed to improve again on May 10, when the FBI revealed the bugging that’d been done, at Kissinger’s orders, on the phones of his assistants.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin

While conducting research in the Prussian state archives in Berlin in the 1990s, he chanced upon the details of a “small vortex of turbulence” in Königsberg.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 27, 2026

He started out as a fiction writer who, while living in Paris, chanced upon avant-garde jazz and took up the saxophone.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 16, 2025

The British director Titley said she chanced upon the reality show and reached out to Nasubi because she felt no one had ever told his side of the story.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 28, 2024

Walter Shawlee chanced upon a slide rule from high school while looking through a drawer at his home in Kelowna, British Columbia.

From New York Times ● Feb. 10, 2024

He said this more than once; and he advised them to pass barrows by on the west-side, if they chanced to stray near one.

From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien

“I was chancing my arm seeing if I could get flying lessons,” Jean-Baptiste continues, laughing.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 7, 2025

He had heard stories of people chancing upon diamonds and hoped that he too would get lucky one day.

From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2024

The battle closed in and people started to risk escape, tying white flags to vehicles crammed with people and chancing it on the treacherous road out.

From Washington Post ● Mar. 25, 2022

It’s very satisfying to see an actress like Ms. Kidman use everything in her artistic toolbox while also chancing the audience’s sympathy and love.

From New York Times ● Sep. 14, 2018

“We will,” Lily replies, chancing a smile at me.

From "How to Disappear Completely" by Ali Standish