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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10 matches for “Putin”; 5 quoted, at least 25 words apart.
…The American prisoner released from Russia. The retired American school teacher freed by Russia. Tonight, President Trump's special envoy Steve Whit meeting with Vladimir Putin,
…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…
…release coming as President Trump's envoy, Steve Witoff, sat across from Vladimir Putin, calling him a humanitarian even as the war rages on. You talk…
…to the US and signed an executive order suspending US sanctions against Putin that had been approved by Congress. President Trump today saying Hubard's release…
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,…
Where the listed words were said
…begin tonight here with the breaking news. The American prisoner released from Russia and now returning to the United States. The US says the 74year-old…
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…
…murder after a driver is shot and then crashes on the George Washington Bridge. That detective charged. Aaron Kurski standing by with what we know.…
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…
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