probability

Example Sentences

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“We believe RBA rate hikes and higher fuel prices increase the probability that a slowdown takes hold in coming months,” the U.S. bank says.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

On Friday, CME data showed a 10.1% probability that the Fed could raise its benchmark rate to 3.75% to 4%, compared with the 0.2% chance of such a hike that traders priced in on Thursday.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026

“The latest attacks increase the probability of a prolonged disruption scenario, where supply losses could persist even if geopolitical tensions ease, reinforcing upside risks to prices,” wrote ING analysts in a note on Monday.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

Using a percentage chance of a violation of the rules, launch weather officers use a combination of meteorological and climatological data, local knowledge, and experience to forecast this probability.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

I stopped: I could not trust myself to entertain, much less to express, the thought that rushed upon me—that embodied itself,—that, in a second, stood out a strong, solid probability.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë