chance
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But they share a common worry that this means they also face a higher chance ailments will make it harder to be as involved as they would like.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026
A score of 0.5 indicates performance equivalent to chance, while 1.0 represents perfect discrimination.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2026
For Bernardeau, who is Spanish, the film offered him a chance to study his own country's history without the "bias" found in classrooms.
From Barron's ● Oct. 24, 2026
Forecasters warned that flying debris could cause injuries and danger to life, with a good chance of power cuts and an impact on phone coverage.
From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026
“But now, my mom’s okay with it. And she talks up music therapy every chance she gets,” he adds.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
If talks beforehand had centred on Wade's potential march into the record books, it was typical that there were barely any chances for anyone in the first half.
From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026
She’s optimistic about the chances to flip the seat, though it’s not “a shoo-in,” she said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026
But chances are, by far, you’re going to lose money doing that.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 22, 2026
A US official said recently that the chances of the package being split into smaller chunks "have gone way up".
From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2026
Bobby pondered for a long while and, with no apparent winning chances left, reluctantly agreed.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
The odds on Tuesday for one rate hike in September were at 60%, while a second hike at the Fed’s December meeting was chanced at 36.7%, according to the CME FedWatch Tool.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026
Ionic Mineral Technologies was mining the clay in Utah when it chanced upon what could be the critical mineral equivalent of a gold mine.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 11, 2025
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
Along the way they chanced upon an army unit and requested help.
From BBC ● Jan. 22, 2024
After a few seconds, he chanced a glance at the field.
From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling
He had heard stories of people chancing upon diamonds and hoped that he too would get lucky one day.
From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2024
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
“You’re always chancing it when you come back,” Romo said during his postgame news conference on Thanksgiving.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 3, 2015
“You’re always chancing it when you come back,” Romo said.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 27, 2015
Was it worth chancing it, or should he double back?
From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling
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