likelihood
Example Sentences
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That connection exists despite the likelihood that Neanderthals differed substantially from modern humans in many aspects of cognition.
From Science Daily • Jun. 12, 2026
El Nino also raises the likelihood of drought, heatwaves and wildfires in Australia as warmer-than average conditions grip the continent.
From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026
"If there was a war in Taiwan today, the likelihood that China is going to militarise these humanoids and fight effectively is fanciful," he adds.
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026
His company sells a polygenic embryo-screening product, which screens prospective parents’ embryos and produces risk scores for their likelihood of developing disease, as well as factors like height, IQ and eye color.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
The major business of the evening, in all likelihood, was an agreement to recalculate Virginia's debt and corresponding share of the enlarged federal debt.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
Vocabulary lists containing likelihood
Statistics and Probability - Middle School
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