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probabilities

noun

plural of probability

as in odds

a measure of how often an event will occur instead of another the probability of flipping a coin and getting heads 50 times in a row is not good

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Recent Examples of probabilities Following the July jobs report on Friday, those percentages shifted, according to CME Group’s FedWatch tool, which tracks probabilities of changes to the rate based on 30-Day Fed Funds futures prices. — Erik Sherman, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026 Right now, the probabilities of heavier rain for Sunday are greatest in the Laurel Highlands, but this may shift a bit depending on the speed of the system and location of a cold front Sunday afternoon and evening. — Trey Fulbright, CBS News, 30 July 2026 While Chicago’s postseason probabilities are high, its chances of overtaking Milwaukee in the National League Central are low, meaning the Cubs are unlikely to receive a first-round bye. — Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 30 July 2026 Raper found on the balance of probabilities that MacInnes had felt uncomfortable, had said something about the incident to Wilson and later stepped back from that position. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 24 July 2026 Although current market probabilities still suggest the Federal Reserve will hold rates unchanged at next week's Federal Open Market Committee meeting, the odds of a hike at the subsequent meeting are rising fast. — Jeff Marks, CNBC, 23 July 2026 The photon is considered to enter a superposition state of having both reflected and passed through (the probabilities of each path depending on how reflective the mirror is). — Chris Lee, ArsTechnica, 22 July 2026 Prediction markets can be used to gauge public sentiment and assign probabilities to future events. — Camila Grigera Naón, Fortune, 17 July 2026

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Its volatile stock closely tracks investors’ perceived chances of cashing in on the GLP-1 boom.

— Joseph Wilkins,Lee Ying Shan,Yun Li, CNBC, 10 Aug. 2026
The running text would distract from interviews of newsmakers, for example, but executives do see more chances to use it.

— Brian Steinberg, Variety, 10 Aug. 2026

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