The expression probably comes from the physical act of turning your back toward someone, instead of speaking to him face-to-face.

VOA: special.2009.12.13

Brown said even if the rebellion failed, it would probably lead to a civil war between North and South.

VOA: special.2009.06.18

Now,we probably most often think of doughboys as the soldiers who fought for the Allies in World War One.

VOA: special.2010.03.07

The study found that those players would still probably choose a male trainer -- unless the injury made them feel depressed.

VOA: special.2010.07.15

Nineteenth century workers would probably be surprised to know that their pants would one day become a fashion object.

VOA: special.2009.12.18

Probably the first European to see and explore the Great Lakes was Frenchman Etienne Brule in the early sixteen hundreds.

VOA: special.2009.11.11

Mr. Reid noted that: "Our galaxy probably has 4, not 2, spiral arms of gas and dust that are forming stars."

VOA: special.2009.01.20

And that's probably the simplest of all of them." The students first listed the problems in order of difficulty.

VOA: special.2010.03.11

But he says investment has risen from four percent of national budgets to probably five and a half percent today.

VOA: special.2009.11.17

If you asked those people where they are from, they would probably say: The Dominican Republic,China,Jamaica, Guyana,Mexico,Ecuador,Haiti, Trinidad and Tobago,Colombia or Russia.

VOA: special.2011.01.21

"And the box was open and there were probably about five or six of these little round, yummy-smelling warm doughnuts in there.

VOA: special.2010.04.12

"It shows mangroves are probably pretty good candidates for things like carbon-market trading to encourage sustainable forest management."

VOA: special.2011.05.10

The expression probably began because the jungle is filled with wild animals and unknown dangers that threaten people.

VOA: special.2010.05.16

In fact,Mister Obama told the gathering that Michelle probably would not have dated him if they had not agreed on Stevie Wonder.

VOA: special.2009.03.13