unlikeliest
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The Estadio da Luz then erupted deep in injury time as Trubin turned the unlikeliest of heroes as he nodded in from a free-kick to send Benfica through.
From Barron's • Jan. 28, 2026
And as far as Super Bowl matchups go, this will go down as one of the unlikeliest in the modern history of the sport.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 26, 2026
Now he’s the unlikeliest employee of a startup that hopes to revolutionize math with AI.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 4, 2025
An opportunity that looked like it had been trampled underfoot when the dismal visitors in Piraeus fell three goals down, was reborn thanks to Belarus, the unlikeliest of unlikely heroes of the night.
From BBC • Nov. 15, 2025
"Verily I say unto you, whosoever shall say unto this mountain, be thou taken up and cast into the sea—" Choosing, do you see the unlikeliest thing that might occur.
From Quiet Talks on Prayer by Gordon, S. D. (Samuel Dickey)