probable
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In November 2025, a Ukrainian first-person-view drone used an AI-assisted guidance system to strike a probable Russian tank after the drone’s communications link with its operator was disrupted.
From Salon ● Sep. 24, 2026
Now, after years of delays, a jury has found that it was possible, but not probable, that failings by the Department of Infrastructure over the tunnel in which he was found contribute to his death.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
Between Jan. 1 and Aug. 21, there were 336 confirmed and probable cyclosporiasis cases in California, the state health department reported.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2026
The prior accounting standard let banks record loan-loss reserves only when losses became probable based on new developments.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
He visualized its probable progress with agonizing clearness-that one would start slowly, drop from ledge to ledge, trundle across the neck like an outsize steam roller.
From "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding
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