probable
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She and two others said at the time that the Fed should ditch the language in its official statement that subtly suggested a rate cut was still more probable than a rate increase.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026
But Albany County Circuit Court Judge Robert Sanford, who presided over Kelver’s pretrial hearing, agreed with the prosecutor that there was probable cause that Kelver committed the crimes with which she was charged.
From Slate • Jun. 4, 2026
Using World Cancer Research Fund evidence grading criteria, the researchers concluded that the evidence points to a probable causal relationship between higher intake of legumes and soy foods and a lower risk of hypertension.
From Science Daily • May 26, 2026
The government said in court that the immigration sweeps are “based on reasonable suspicion and probable cause and the Constitution.”
From Salon • May 24, 2026
Did it indeed seem probable, as he had once overheard Dunbar ask, that the answers to the riddles of creation would be supplied by people too ignorant to understand the mechanics of rainfall?
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
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