likely
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City information officer Jay Pelayo told news agency AFP that the building's walls and scaffolding surrounding it had buckled, likely trapping people in a pile of debris.
From BBC • May 24, 2026
The results are likely a relief to Walt Disney Co.-owned Lucasfilm, which had not released a theatrical Star Wars film since 2019’s “Star Wars: Episode IX — The Rise of Skywalker.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2026
And in launching what is likely to be the biggest IPO ever, Musk is yet again leaning in to a message of hope.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 24, 2026
We may get better at spotting slopaganda, but in the process we also become more likely to mistake real things for fake things.
From Salon • May 24, 2026
“Because you thought it very likely that the girls at your work were vampires.”
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
Vocabulary lists containing likely
Jim Burke's Academic Vocabulary List
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The SAT: Language of the Test, List 4
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The Language of Standardized Tests, List 3
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