improbable
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In 1988, for a walk-off home run by the hobbled Kirk Gibson in the World Series: “In a year that has been so improbable, the impossible has happened!”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 19, 2026
Then came the most improbable comeback in college basketball’s modern history.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026
And those were the images that returned with his improbable fifth Masters victory in 2019, fused back and all, achieved at the age of 43.
From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026
For decades, closure of the strait was regarded as something that was conceivable in theory, but operationally improbable in practice, Morgan Stanley noted.
From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026
In creating modern maize from this unpromising plant, Indians performed a feat so improbable that archaeologists and biologists argued for decades over how it was achieved.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
Vocabulary lists containing improbable
"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, Chapters 20–25
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"A Quilt of a Country," Vocabulary from the argument
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"A Quilt of a Country" by Anna Quindlen
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