improbable
adjective
im·prob·a·ble
(ˌ)im-ˈprä-bə-bəl 
-ˈpräb-bəl
: unlikely to be true or to occur
an improbable story
also
: unlikely but real or true
their improbable come-from-behind victory
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The team made an improbable comeback.
it seems improbable that the two writers never met since they traveled in the same social circles
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Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 13 June 2026
The error in the bottom of the 10th inning capped an improbable two-out rally with no one on base, overcoming a two-run deficit that had the Mets down to their final strike on more than one occasion.
—Will Sammon, New York Times, 13 June 2026
Each film will center on a different member of the Beatles’ point of view, intersecting to capture the band’s improbable journey from Liverpool to the center of global culture, culminating in their 1970 breakup.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 12 June 2026
SpaceX comes to the road show with its reusable Falcon 9 launch vehicle; the Starlink satellite network, which includes more than 10,000 satellites in orbit and counting; and a record of turning improbable space hardware into working systems.
—Chris Stokel-Walker, Scientific American, 12 June 2026
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“Improbable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/improbable. Accessed 16 Jun. 2026.
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improbable
adjective
im·prob·a·ble
(ˈ)im-ˈpräb(-ə)-bəl
: not probable : unlikely to be true or to occur
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