preventability

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Definition of preventabilitynext
as in improbability

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  1. improbability
  2. unlikelihood
Noun
  • The social improbability of such a connection with any athlete in this era is wildly low.
    — Josh Yohe, New York Times, 31 July 2026
  • Those ideas are made even more impressive because of the improbability of the struggle, the odds against success.
    — Drew Pittock, USA Today, 5 July 2026
Definition of improbability
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  • The unlikelihood that any comparable Republican opposition would develop to a Dhillon promotion today underscores the GOP’s civil rights transformation.
    — Ronald Brownstein, Twin Cities, 26 Apr. 2026
  • His starting point was not optimism about the likelihood of human agreement but a sober recognition of its unlikelihood.
    — Nikhil Krishnan, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
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“Preventability.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/preventability. Accessed 9 Aug. 2026.

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