improbably
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Michael O’Conner, meanwhile, joined Catholic University of Washington, somewhat improbably, by way of Newark, N.J.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026
Morris, who’d flown in from New York after attending her pal Taylor Swift’s wedding on Friday night, made an improbably smooth segue between her and Zedd’s synthed-up “The Middle” and the rustic “My Church.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 5, 2026
Next to an upside-down garbage can improbably sprouting legs and a head and tinnily broadcasting “God Bless America” is a figure group modeled on the famous image of the flag-raising at Iwo Jima.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026
Add a bowl of whipped butter and a dish of good olive oil and you’ve created the sort of opening course that feels improbably generous for the cost.
From Salon ● Jun. 22, 2026
Second, the improbably symmetrical ending to the dialogue casts an irresistibly dramatic spell over the entire story and the way to tell it.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
