outside chance

noun

: a small possibility
There's an outside chance that something could go wrong.

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Zoom in: There's an outside chance Freddy's could run a dual-track process given William Blair's experience taking companies public, one of the sources say. Richard Collings, Axios, 6 Dec. 2024 If the Bulls win but the Cavs do too, there will still be an outside chance for a trip to the quarterfinals based on wild cards and point differentials. Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 27 Nov. 2024 The 25-year-old still has an outside chance to make Team Sweden for the upcoming 4 Nations tournament, although Minnesota’s Filip Gustavsson is probably the odds-on favorite to be the No. 3 behind Jacob Markstrom and Linus Ullmark. Kevin Kurz, The Athletic, 21 Nov. 2024 Next season, if healthy, Crosby is likely to move into the top 10 and has an outside chance at supplanting his boyhood idol Steve Yzerman, who is ninth with 1,063 assists. Rob Rossi, The Athletic, 1 Apr. 2024 See all Example Sentences for outside chance 

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“Outside chance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outside%20chance. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

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