probable
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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
By law, before making civil immigration arrests agents must have probable cause that a person is unlawfully present and that the person might escape before a warrant is issued.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
Neither man was charged with the manslaughter of Graven, also known as Jean Pormanove, after the prosecution said probable causes of death appeared to be related to his poor health and fragile heart.
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026
"It is therefore highly probable that we will end up classifying it as a megafire."
From Barron's ● Aug. 3, 2026
It is possible, even probable, to be told a truth about a place, to accept it, to know it and at the same time not to know anything about it.
From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck
Vocabulary lists containing probable
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