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Precipitation chances are at zero percent for the Orlando metro and Daytona Beach, but increase moving further south, peaking at 20 percent.
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Garfield Hylton, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 Jan. 2026
While chances are these organizations will accept everything and sort it out later, not everything can actually be donated for resale and may need to be thrown away or recycled instead.
—Quincy Bulin, Southern Living, 22 Jan. 2026
Rain chances are low, about 20% to 30%, and metro Phoenix isn't expected to see much in the way of accumulation.
—Hayleigh Evans, AZCentral.com, 20 Jan. 2026
With the sun, Mercury and Mars activating your expansive ninth house, chances are your curiosities don’t feel lighthearted.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 19 Jan. 2026
But while a four-string electric bass can descend to 41 Hz, chances are that most speakers are only bumping and rattling in an attempt to generate such low frequencies, much less accurately replicating the timbre and voice of the instrument itself.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 18 Jan. 2026
The heaviest chances are over the western and southern Upper Peninsula, including Menominee, Escanaba and Iron Mountain, where up to a half inch of snow could mix with a light glaze of ice.
—Brandi D. Addison, Freep.com, 6 Jan. 2026
Rain chances are expected to range from 50% to near 100%, with the greatest chances in northwest and central Missouri, the weather service said.
—Kansas City Star, 6 Jan. 2026
If your attitude toward screen time is healthy, chances are your kids’ will be too.
—Taylor Grothe, Parents, 1 Jan. 2026
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Garfield Hylton, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 Jan. 2026
While chances are these organizations will accept everything and sort it out later, not everything can actually be donated for resale and may need to be thrown away or recycled instead.
—Quincy Bulin, Southern Living, 22 Jan. 2026
Rain chances are low, about 20% to 30%, and metro Phoenix isn't expected to see much in the way of accumulation.
—Hayleigh Evans, AZCentral.com, 20 Jan. 2026
With the sun, Mercury and Mars activating your expansive ninth house, chances are your curiosities don’t feel lighthearted.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 19 Jan. 2026
But while a four-string electric bass can descend to 41 Hz, chances are that most speakers are only bumping and rattling in an attempt to generate such low frequencies, much less accurately replicating the timbre and voice of the instrument itself.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 18 Jan. 2026
The heaviest chances are over the western and southern Upper Peninsula, including Menominee, Escanaba and Iron Mountain, where up to a half inch of snow could mix with a light glaze of ice.
—Brandi D. Addison, Freep.com, 6 Jan. 2026
Rain chances are expected to range from 50% to near 100%, with the greatest chances in northwest and central Missouri, the weather service said.
—Kansas City Star, 6 Jan. 2026
If your attitude toward screen time is healthy, chances are your kids’ will be too.
—Taylor Grothe, Parents, 1 Jan. 2026
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“Chances are.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chances%20are. Accessed 26 Jan. 2026.
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