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chances

  • plural
    of chance.
    chance
    noun
    the absence of any cause of events that can be predicted, understood, or controlled: often personified or treated as a positive agency.
  • present tense form
    of chance (3rd person singular).
    chance
    noun
    the absence of any cause of events that can be predicted, understood, or controlled: often personified or treated as a positive agency.

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The chances of a second straight CIF Open Division state championship look good so far.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026

That’s also her message for how the party could improve its chances of courting her generation: “I wish they would just ask.”

From Salon ● Oct. 2, 2026

CME's FedWatch tool put the chances of an increase at less than 40 percent, having priced it at more than 65 percent earlier in the week.

From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026

The third year student fears the strikes will damage the university's reputation, which she feels could affect her chances of securing a job in the future.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

Now supremely confident of his chances of winning both the eighth and the ninth games, which would give him the match, Bobby rather formally declared that he would dethrone Spassky.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady