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All the horses except Potente likely need to finish first or second to have a chance of getting into the Kentucky Derby starting gate, though Robusta, the San Felipe runner-up, would have an outside chance by finishing third.
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Jay Posner, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2026
There is an outside chance the Royals look outside the roster.
—Kansas City Star, 17 Mar. 2026
Prior to the conflict, the market anticipation had been for a quarter percentage point rate reduction in June, likely another one in September, and an outside chance of even three depending on how the economics played out, according to the CME Group’s FedWatch calculations.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 12 Mar. 2026
There’s an outside chance that Waddell, in addition to keeping the UFAs, will be a buyer at the deadline.
—Aaron Portzline, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2026
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Jay Posner, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2026
There is an outside chance the Royals look outside the roster.
—Kansas City Star, 17 Mar. 2026
Prior to the conflict, the market anticipation had been for a quarter percentage point rate reduction in June, likely another one in September, and an outside chance of even three depending on how the economics played out, according to the CME Group’s FedWatch calculations.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 12 Mar. 2026
There’s an outside chance that Waddell, in addition to keeping the UFAs, will be a buyer at the deadline.
—Aaron Portzline, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2026
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“Outside chance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outside%20chance. Accessed 10 Apr. 2026.
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