ABC World News Tonight, October 21, 2026
On the Oct 21, 2026 episode of ABC World News Tonight, 11 of the 18 words Kalshi listed were said; Parrot’s count agreed with all 18 settlements. Quotes below are at most 25 words each.
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18 words · 11 settled yes · our count agreed on 18 of 18- Kalshi: any host or reporter
Kalshi
| Word | Result | Our count | All speakers | Agrees | Probability | Market |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russia / Ukraine | Yes | 16 | 16 | ✓ | 53%n=4 from settlement history | – |
| Putin | Yes | 10 | 10 | ✓ | 54%n=3 from settlement history | – |
| Trump 5+ times | Yes | 8 | 8 | ✓ | 71%n=61 from settlement history | – |
| World Series | Yes | 6 | 6 | ✓ | –n=1 too little history for a probability | – |
| ICE | Yes | 4 | 4 | ✓ | 42%n=40 from settlement history | – |
| Oil / Gas / Gasoline | Yes | 3 | 3 | ✓ | 64%n=51 from settlement history | – |
| Midterm | Yes | 3 | 3 | ✓ | 53%n=12 from settlement history | – |
| George Washington Bridge | Yes | 3 | 3 | ✓ | –new new word, no probability yet | – |
| Witkoff | Yes | 2 | 2 | ✓ | –new new word, no probability yet | – |
| Nor'easter | Yes | 1 | 1 | ✓ | 59%n=3 from settlement history | – |
| Diesel | Yes | 1 | 1 | ✓ | 58%n=13 from settlement history | – |
| Jalen Hurts | No | 0 | 0 | ✓ | 55%n=2 from settlement history | – |
| Iran / Iranian | No | 0 | 0 | ✓ | 55%n=12 from settlement history | – |
| France / French | No | 0 | 0 | ✓ | 42%n=2 from settlement history | – |
| Transgender | No | 0 | 0 | ✓ | –new new word, no probability yet | – |
| Epstein | No | 0 | 0 | ✓ | 37%n=4 from settlement history | – |
| Starlink | No | 0 | 0 | ✓ | –n=1 too little history for a probability | – |
| Ebola | No | 0 | 0 | ✓ | 28%n=8 from settlement history | – |
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Transcript
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3 matches for “New York”; 3 quoted, at least 25 words apart.
…Authorities say a student in the school with a gun. Tonight in New York City, a retired NYPD detective charged with murder after a driver…
From ABC News World Headquarters in New York, this is World News Tonight with David Mure. Good evening tonight from Florida. We begin tonight here…
All right, Trevor. All tonight, Trevor, thank you. Meanwhile, tonight in New York City, a retired NYPD detective has now been charged with murder tonight…
Where the listed words were said
…Plus every night. Tonight, the breaking news. The American prisoner released from Russia. The retired American school teacher freed by Russia. Tonight, President Trump's special…
…special envoy Steve Witco arrived in Russia for a meeting with Vladimir Putin. Witkoff calling Putin a humanitarian. Late today, President Trump was asked if…
Hubard thanking President Trump special envoy Steve Witco in St. Petersburg before departing, speaking to President Trump by phone.
…be okay. When we come back here in Florida tonight, Tampa Bay now going to the World Series were the stingrays they saved. Good luck.
…quote audacity to do it. Tonight, the disturbing video appearing to show ICE agents hitting a man with their vehicle. What Homeland Security is now…
…a hazmat emergency in Ohio after this 5,500galon tank started spewing noxious gas. EMS called to the MC tank transport terminal in Toledo around 9:30…
storm, dangerous wind gusts and flooding. Lee Goldberg standing by. Tonight, the midterms and the backlash. The Ohio race for governor. The Republican ad taking…
…say Victor Romero was moving onto the upper level of the George Washington Bridge toward New Jersey during Tuesday's evening rush when he nearly collided…
Today the president asked if he like Witkoff would describe Putin as a humanitarian. Well, I guess you have could say for that particular purpose,…
Hey David, that nor easter now has tropical DNA and a name, subtropical storm Josephine. And coastal impacts, they remain the same from the Outer…
…comes after the president announced a deal to allow Russia to sell diesel to the US and signed an executive order suspending US sanctions against…
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