likelihood
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Asked how she would close budget gaps, Almario said the county must conduct greater oversight over its funds and programs to lessen the likelihood of large legal payouts and to “eliminate inefficiencies.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026
The more you use the model, the greater the likelihood of something disastrous happening.
From Barron's • Apr. 29, 2026
Whether such words in public and, in all likelihood, behind closed doors will be enough to reinforce the Anglo-American alliance remains to be seen.
From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026
In these areas, the likelihood of developing cancer was about 150% greater on average.
From Science Daily • Apr. 27, 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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