improbable
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But Trump, a former property tycoon and reality television star before his improbable political rise, has always been a different kind of president.
From Barron's • Jun. 12, 2026
This improbable gift was succeeded by a clock-radio—a Sony Dream Machine with a blue digital display in a sleek white cube that prefigured Apple’s austere aesthetic.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
Planetary solidarity to address climate change, overpopulation, poverty and all the other common threats to the welfare of the world may be desirable, but is wildly improbable.
From MarketWatch • May 31, 2026
"Beating Chris Sutton over a full 380-game season is basically the equivalent of winning away at the Etihad: improbable, statistical chaos, and therefore deeply amusing."
From BBC • May 25, 2026
Perhaps the evolution of advanced lifeforms is improbable.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
Vocabulary lists containing improbable
"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, Chapters 20–25
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"A Quilt of a Country," Vocabulary from the argument
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"A Quilt of a Country" by Anna Quindlen
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