There's a difference between asking whether something could happen and asking whether it is actually likely to happen.
You might ask whether you'll receive an offer after a job interview, whether a business deal will go through, or whether someone you recently met will contact you again. In each case, several outcomes are possible. What you want to know is which one the reading points toward.
Tarot readings can explore the likelihood of a particular outcome, rather than treating every possibility as equally likely.
For example, imagine you've submitted an application for a competitive university program. You want to know whether you have a realistic chance of being accepted. A reading might point toward favorable prospects, suggest that acceptance is possible but far from certain, or indicate that rejection is more likely.
These interpretations communicate different levels of confidence about the outcome. They aren't interchangeable simply because none of them provides an absolute guarantee.
There is also a difference between something being possible and something being probable. Almost any outcome you can imagine may be possible in some sense, but that doesn't mean it is likely to occur. If you ask whether a particular opportunity will materialize, a useful interpretation needs to address the prospects of that outcome, not merely acknowledge that it could happen.
Tarot doesn't provide a scientifically calibrated percentage for every prediction. A reading that suggests strong prospects, for instance, cannot automatically be translated into an 80% chance of success. The interpretation communicates a judgment about the likely direction of events, not a statistical calculation.
When asking about the future, it helps to distinguish between an outcome that is conceivable, one that appears promising, and one that looks highly likely. Each describes a different situation, and the wording of a prediction should reflect that difference.