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English word

possibility

A2Frequent NGSL-1
UK /ˌpɒsəˈbɪləti/US /ˌpɑːsəˈbɪləti/
noun

a thing that may happen or be true; the fact that something might happen or be true, but is not certain

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The Danger of a Single Story | Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie | TED
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In this single story, there was no possibility of Africans being similar to her in any way, no possibility of feelings more complex than pity, no possibility of a connection as human

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Best-case scenario, we may discover new human possibility—telepathy, you've spoken of—in a way, a connection with a loved one, you know, full memory and much faster thought processing, maybe.

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