within the range/realm of possibility
idiom
: possible
It is within the range/realm of possibility that he could get laid off.
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Category 4 or higher is certainly within the realm of possibility.
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Marshall Shepherd, Forbes, 25 Sep. 2024
On the other hand, a grey swan event is a potentially significant event that, while unlikely, is within the realm of possibility and can be anticipated.
—Michael Khouw, CNBC, 15 July 2024
Death by ecological contamination or the climate emergency would be slower but still within the realm of possibility.
—Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 21 Mar. 2023
Being back on the field is well within the realm of possibility.
—The Indianapolis Star, 26 Jan. 2024
The valley itself is host to abundant wildlife; spotting moose, black bears, or foxes from your hot spring perch is within the realm of possibility.
—Lauren Breedlove, Travel + Leisure, 27 Jan. 2022
Fortunately, this did not happen, but that scenario was well within the realm of possibility.
—Richard Tracy, Forbes, 27 Apr. 2022
Perhaps the cost of computation will continue to fall, and building a system competitive to GPT-3 will become within the realm of possibility for true open-source movements, like the ones that built many of the internet’s basic protocols.
—New York Times, 12 Apr. 2022
The scenario outlined above is an outlier, but one still within the realm of possibility.
—Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 29 Mar. 2022
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Marshall Shepherd, Forbes, 25 Sep. 2024
On the other hand, a grey swan event is a potentially significant event that, while unlikely, is within the realm of possibility and can be anticipated.
—Michael Khouw, CNBC, 15 July 2024
Death by ecological contamination or the climate emergency would be slower but still within the realm of possibility.
—Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 21 Mar. 2023
Being back on the field is well within the realm of possibility.
—The Indianapolis Star, 26 Jan. 2024
The valley itself is host to abundant wildlife; spotting moose, black bears, or foxes from your hot spring perch is within the realm of possibility.
—Lauren Breedlove, Travel + Leisure, 27 Jan. 2022
Fortunately, this did not happen, but that scenario was well within the realm of possibility.
—Richard Tracy, Forbes, 27 Apr. 2022
Perhaps the cost of computation will continue to fall, and building a system competitive to GPT-3 will become within the realm of possibility for true open-source movements, like the ones that built many of the internet’s basic protocols.
—New York Times, 12 Apr. 2022
The scenario outlined above is an outlier, but one still within the realm of possibility.
—Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 29 Mar. 2022
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