probable
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The 10-year yield has been rising over the past week due to renewed escalation in the U.S.-Iran conflict, rising oil prices, as well as a probable interest-rate increase by the Federal Reserve to quell inflation.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 3, 2026
Warner Bros.’ probable apprehension over how the film depicts corporations like its own is only one layer of this big, genetically modified cartoon onion.
From Salon ● Aug. 30, 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
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
This means that what is probable changes over time; but Locke never nerved himself up to take the further step of saying that knowledge itself changes over time.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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