likelihood
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Researchers reported that women using GLP-1 medications had roughly a 30% lower likelihood of developing breast cancer compared with women who were not taking the drugs.
From Science Daily • Jun. 6, 2026
Since the start of the Iran conflict, markets have been steadily pricing in a higher likelihood of rate hikes in 2026, according to CME Group data.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 2026
Throw in the likelihood that Mark Wood will never play another Test and it means the four cornerstones of England's pace attack have gone in the space of three years, taking 1,609 wickets with them.
From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026
Greenblatt, whose firm, Gotham Funds, didn’t respond to messages, has written and spoken about the likelihood of trailing the market for years—just not this many years.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026
But the more I tried to distract myself, the more I began to convince myself that Mr. Pirzada’s family was in all likelihood dead.
From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri
Vocabulary lists containing likelihood
Statistics and Probability - Middle School
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