improbability
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One posits the existence of billions of universes, arguing that happenstance alone accounts for the improbability of our inhabiting this one.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 16, 2026
"The inherent improbability that such a large number of journalists would do that should be borne in mind," White argued.
From Barron's ● Jan. 20, 2026
I wish I could tell you I respected the improbability of the windfall by immediately retreating to my suite.
From Slate ● Nov. 18, 2025
Such improbability is what propelled the Club 27 myth to prominence, and subsequent deaths — especially Kurt Cobain’s passing — continue to fuel its mystique, Dunivin said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2024
If hindsight enhances our appreciation for the solidity and stability of the republican legacy, it also blinds us to the truly stunning improbability of the achievement itself.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
One of the strategies adopted by Mr. Coben and company is to keep the improbabilities coming.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 18, 2026
After all, if the biggest failure in the multiverse can turn out to be its savior, why can’t an unlikely awards contender defy its own statistical improbabilities and realize its Oscar dream?
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 12, 2023
My problem with “Mr. Fullerton” has to do with its fictional improbabilities.
From New York Times ● Jul. 28, 2021
The agency’s own scientific advisory panel warned that the math underlying the new rule was riddled with weaknesses and improbabilities.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 10, 2020
In some contexts, improbabilities are to be expected.
From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos
