slim chance

noun

: a small possibility
There's still a slim chance that we can win.

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There’s also the slim chance that Congress or President Joe Biden extend the deadline. Lauren Feiner, The Verge, 14 Jan. 2025 Markets are so far pricing in only a slim chance of a final rate cut of the year from the British central bank. Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 17 Dec. 2024 Environmental groups and legal experts said any attempt to repeal or roll back the endangerment finding would be an uphill task with a slim chance of success. Matthew Daly The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 27 Feb. 2025 Temperatures in the Baltimore area are likely to remain above freezing for most of the week with a slim chance of snow Wednesday, according to the National Weather Service. Matt Hubbard, Baltimore Sun, 3 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for slim chance

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“Slim chance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slim%20chance. Accessed 19 Mar. 2025.

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