probable
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From a strictly formal standpoint, it is more probable for the patterns that make up our memories and observations to arise from random entropy fluctuations than from a real sequence of past events.
From Science Daily • May 3, 2026
“There was not probable cause to search the virtual private papers of every single person within the geofence merely because of their proximity to the crime.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 27, 2026
Investors need stronger signals from the Fed to start aligning markets with the full range of probable outcomes for the policy path.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 27, 2026
“The Fourth Amendment requires a warrant to identify a particular account,” he says, “supported by probable cause that incriminating evidence exists in that account.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 2026
“This is not probable, because it was likely to be thought probable.”
From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith
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