probable
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Jaafri's probable cause of death was given by the hospital and medical examiner as bronchopneumonia due to flu and frailty.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
If prosecutors were to present the case to a grand jury, a prosecutor would still have to believe there was probable cause a crime was committed before arguing for an indictment.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
The company doesn’t think payments under that guarantee are probable, so it hasn’t recorded any liability on its balance sheet.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
"It is therefore highly probable that we will end up classifying it as a megafire."
From Barron's ● Aug. 3, 2026
“Not long after they’d taken Cloke into custody. They told Henry they had enough probable cause to arrest half a dozen people, including himself, either for conspiracy or withholding evidence.”
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
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