probable
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“The indication we have is that it is highly probable that these talks will restart,” U.N.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026
Other groups also later became eligible for the programme, including certain sixth form students attending a school or college where there had been a confirmed or probable case.
From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026
Bonta said “the affidavits did not identify any specific felony offense the sheriff had probable cause to believe had been committed or that a particular person had committed a felony.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026
And Tipton seemed to acknowledge that everyone involved in her arrest had no probable cause to move forward, and they knew it.
From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026
And since the blind helplessness seems never to have fallen on Cathy, it is probable that she had very little of the impulse herself and indeed felt a contempt for those who did.
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
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