chance
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The overnight index swaps market is pricing in nearly a 90% chance of a rate increase at the upcoming Bank of Japan meeting.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
Kamlager-Dove’s letter to Duffy said that the fiscal year that begins Sept. 1 would be the last chance to get the money in place soon enough to be useful.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026
Atletico Madrid insist there is "0% chance" of selling Julian Alvarez to Barcelona after club president Joan Laporta said they remain interested in signing the forward.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
And then, they tell you anyway with a proud look on their face, eliminating the chance to experience the satisfaction that comes with figuring something out on your own.
From Salon ● Aug. 26, 2026
“I haven’t had a chance yet,” I say.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
They had chances in Glasgow and they had chances in the opening minutes in Linz - and they were 4-0 down!
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
He declined to speculate on his chances in court.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
Microsoft has had plenty of chances to change course.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
The people who took chances on me changed my life.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
“They know we’re operating in the area, they can hear us, and they ought to be in their bunker. I’m not taking any unnecessary chances with my men.”
From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin
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
Mr Sen, who runs a tour company, chanced upon a newspaper article about city enthusiasts lighting up some of the city's grand but often neglected heritage buildings.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 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
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
I chanced a look beyond him, and there was...the sea.
From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck
If chancing the arm sounds simple, look what happened when Zak Crawley tried the same.
From BBC ● Dec. 6, 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
After chancing on his memoirs, Phillips had spent weeks in an effort to track down Fadoyebo.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 15, 2015
And that, members of both groups say, was the motivation for chancing the possibility that the whole enterprise might fail and alienate both bands' followings.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 6, 2015
“We will,” Lily replies, chancing a smile at me.
From "How to Disappear Completely" by Ali Standish
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Statistics and Probability - Middle School
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