likely
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Fourteen-time British champion trainer Paul Nicholls has no entries, while Nicky Henderson, who is yet to win the National, is also likely to have no runners with Hyland currently 41st on the list.
From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026
He also said that while artificial intelligence should lower inflation in the long run, all the spending to build it out will likely increases prices in the short run.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026
It depicts a grieving Madonna, and would likely have been displayed facing an image of Christ wearing a crown of thorns.
From Salon • Apr. 6, 2026
The case likely would have continued to languish if not for the sergeant’s chance encounter with a professor that fall.
From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026
“How will we explain ourselves? He ain’t likely to believe we’re stargazers.”
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.