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possibility

[pos-uh-bil-i-tee] / ˌpɒs əˈbɪl ɪ ti /


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While Paramount executives have privately acknowledged discussing a move from California, the studio’s home for more than a century, Delrahim’s remarks are the first time the company has publicly acknowledged the possibility.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 12, 2026

If she, as many assume, is putting off pregnancy until after a presidential run, then such a scenario is at least a possibility.

From Salon Aug. 12, 2026

September, though, “may be a different conversation,” as seasonality gets harder, and position crowding becomes a possibility.

From MarketWatch Aug. 12, 2026

The findings explore the possibility that the Universe did not begin with a single explosive event.

From Science Daily Aug. 11, 2026

There is always a possibility of a more catastrophic eruption than what the rocks have recorded.

From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone

Instead, they suggest that powered flight transformed the ecological possibilities available to early birds.

From Science Daily Aug. 9, 2026

Guitarists will be delighted—or mortified—to find that Mr. Satoh’s instrument comes with 12 whammy bars, making for endless pitch-bending possibilities.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 7, 2026

In Tuesday's outlook will we continue to see diverging possibilities for early September, or will there be more clarity on the most likely outcome?

From BBC Aug. 7, 2026

Whether those possibilities laid out above - including more countries getting actively involved - prove correct remains uncertain.

From BBC Jul. 30, 2026

No one did get Twitch’s meaning exactly, but they all understood that there was now a larger group of friends, which left everyone feeling a buzz of excitement for the possibilities that might follow.

From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el




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