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likely

[lahyk-lee] / ˈlaɪk li /




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“There will be a point where a bunch of artists express worry about what we’re doing here and we’ll likely ignore their concerns and release anyway.”

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 19, 2026

Cyber Correspondent Joe Tidy looks at some of the scenarios being imagined and assesses how likely they are.

From BBC Sep. 19, 2026

Should they put their belief in the 11th-year pitcher who likely would be the odd man out in the postseason if Shohei Ohtani still were available to deal on the mound?

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 19, 2026

But Saunders noted that they’re now more likely to be geared toward adults, who might be lured by nostalgia or the collectibles frenzy.

From MarketWatch Sep. 19, 2026

And with all this talk of hanging, how could she dream of accusing a poor waif of a child, who likely had no one to teach him right from wrong to begin with?

From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood

And the more new conditions a subscriber experienced, the likelier they were to switch to traditional Medicare, the study found.

From MarketWatch Sep. 2, 2026

The same three had objected in April to language signaling that a cut was the likelier next move.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 19, 2026

But plenty of pop stars, from Madonna to Britney Spears, have changed their brand as they age without losing faith from their fans, which means the likelier explanation for Swift’s dip in popularity is financial.

From Salon Jul. 8, 2026

People using GLP-1s were likelier to buy stretchy athleisure gear and tended to join workout clubs and take up activities like jogging and dog-walking, the analysts said.

From MarketWatch Mar. 20, 2026

Intelligent people are likelier than less intelligent ones to escape those causes of high mortality in traditional New Guinea societies.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

It’s considered in the climate community to be the likeliest proposal for offsetting about 1 degree Celsius of planetary warming that computer models attribute to accumulated emissions.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 11, 2026

The likeliest near-term explanation for that estimated $195-million opening, though, may have less to do with tone than with supply and brand.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 30, 2026

Currently, the likeliest answer, by some distance, is Manchester United.

From BBC Jul. 20, 2026

Most analysts however still believe the likeliest outcome is that policymakers will keep the benchmark rate on hold at 2.25 percent.

From Barron's Jul. 20, 2026

He figured I’d be the likeliest to grass.

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell




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