possibility
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A year later she was sentenced to death, while Shipp - who was 17 at the time - was given a life sentence with the possibility of parole.
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026
That finding raises the possibility that at least some Herculaneum scrolls could also contain detectable metals in their ink.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 26, 2026
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani warned residents of the country's most populated city about strong wind gusts and the possibility of downed power lines, saying "Don't travel if you don't have to."
From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026
Weinstein spoke at length with the Hollywood Reporter in March about carrying out his sentence and the possibility of dying behind bars.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026
They dug in the ash, mixing it with the soil, preparing the area for the possibility of new life to grow once more.
From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone
“The questions in this novel explore how it feels in those early years of adulthood when there are still so many possibilities, so many directions you might go,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026
“When you look at the possibilities that were on the table, I think this is the best one,” said Lee Ohanian, an economics professor at the University of California, Los Angeles.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026
The fraud possibilities around A.I. agents seem legitimately boundless, and so do the ways it could go wrong for people to entrust these apps with sensitive information.
From Slate ● Sep. 23, 2026
It's accepted that the safety car affords possibilities to gain and lose out, so why should the VSC not do the same?
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026
There are only cultural choices, from among a bewildering palette of possibilities.
From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari
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