probability
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“It’s a low probability, but the consequences are so enormous that you’ve got to factor it in,” said Jane Swanson, president of Mothers for Peace, a San Luis Obispo-based nonprofit, in a recent phone call.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026
The probability of a September hike dipped below 50% after the release of Wednesday’s report, according to CME Group.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
They involve binary contracts that resolve based on whether certain events happen or not, using some complex math to factor in a probability of an outcome.
From Salon ● Aug. 12, 2026
"You can afford to lose a drone, but not a person. The probability of human losses there is reduced," he told AFP.
From Barron's ● Aug. 7, 2026
In mathematics Pascal helped invent a whole new branch of the field: probability theory.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
The balance of probabilities looks tilted toward a rate rise over the next six months or so, she said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
While elevated, this probability is not much higher than the five-year average of forecast probabilities for this particular sector: 35%.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 23, 2026
And the commission found that "on the balance of probabilities, Everton's breach of the PSR caused Burnley to be relegated".
From BBC ● Jun. 10, 2026
“You’re putting money on the outcome of potential events happening or you’re betting on certain probabilities with respect to future events.”
From Salon ● May 24, 2026
Charlie and Jamie were interested chiefly in the probabilities of disasters in financial markets.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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