chance
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A plant believed to have vanished decades ago has been rediscovered in remote northern Australia, thanks to a chance observation uploaded to the citizen science platform iNaturalist.
From Science Daily • May 18, 2026
Stripling would love the chance to speak at one of the Dodgers’ morning meetings in spring training, where players hear briefings about everything from safety and security to social media.
From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 2026
According to the analytics website Data Golf, nobody entered the final round with a greater than 20% chance of winning, while 18 different players had at least a 1% shot.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026
Battling the isolation this caused, the 51-year-old described how her speech therapist "has given me a chance to rejoin the world".
From BBC • May 17, 2026
I brush past her into the house before she has the chance.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
Vocabulary lists containing chance
Statistics and Probability - Middle School
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Workshop 3, Part 1
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