Of course, any such speculation only underscores just how improbable Kipchoge’s win streak really was.
Eliud Kipchoge’s Streak Comes to an End in London|Martin Fritz Huber|October 5, 2020|Outside Online
Allen has raised his ceiling this year, performing at a level many would have considered improbable before this season.
Is Josh Allen Actually Good Now?|Josh Hermsmeyer|September 25, 2020|FiveThirtyEight
Earlier this month, before the Nuggets pulled off another improbable series comeback, I asked 7-footer Nikola Jokić about the patient, glacially paced style he uses on offense.
Nikola Jokić Is A Tortoise, And He’s Beating All Of The Hares|Chris Herring (chris.herring@fivethirtyeight.com)|September 24, 2020|FiveThirtyEight
Of all the subcultures on Twitter, TikTok, and Instagram, this is one of the most improbable—and riskiest—to emerge.
Inside the weird new world of social ‘forex’ trading—where you sign up friends, and some report risky red flags for investors|Brooke Henderson|September 20, 2020|Fortune
That is to say, it is improbable that there would be a major polling error in Michigan that wouldn’t also be reflected in similar states such as Wisconsin and Ohio.
How FiveThirtyEight’s 2020 Presidential Forecast Works — And What’s Different Because Of COVID-19|Nate Silver (nrsilver@fivethirtyeight.com)|August 12, 2020|FiveThirtyEight
So the story was about those two characters reuniting and, in the most improbable circumstances, changing the world.
‘Homeland’ Creator Talks Season 4’s ‘Reboot,’ Life After Brody, and How ISIS Will Affect the Show|Marlow Stern|October 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Other Nel gems: “Your version is so improbable that it cannot be reasonably possible.”
Pistorius’s Cross-Examination Could Have Been Grounds for a Mistrial in a U.S. Court|James D. Zirin|May 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Better for Russia to annex Venice, Catalonia or Alaska (all of which have well-publicized if improbable secessionist movements).
Just Joking? Bugged Russian Ambassadors Want to Annex Alaska and Miami|Anna Nemtsova|April 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The first step on such a journey, Yale to Army recruiting station, is on the surface the most improbable.
Between Boredom and Terror: One US Soldier’s Letters from Afghanistan|Brian Castner|February 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It woke me up to my responsibilities - to others, and to myself - and set me on an improbable journey that finds me here today.
Full Text of President Obama's Eulogy for Nelson Mandela|The Daily Beast|December 10, 2013|DAILY BEAST
John thought it was not improbable, but he went on to tell of his scheme, and how small was the sum required for its execution.
The Christian|Hall Caine
The only thing that I cannot understand is why you gave your marionettes such extraordinary and improbable names.
Miscellanies|Oscar Wilde
I dare say it was caused by excessive reading of improbable romances.
Truxton King|George Barr McCutcheon
It is not improbable even that the late comers will take up the abandoned washings of the earlier men and do well with them.
All about the Klondyke gold mines|J. Armoy Knox
This being the case, it is improbable that the unions of quadrupeds in a state of nature should be left to mere chance.
The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex|Charles Darwin