likelihood
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Without those figures, the analysis cannot calculate the actual likelihood of a heart attack, cardiac arrest, or another cardiovascular event among consumers of energy drinks and stimulant supplements.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 11, 2026
Energy prices have fallen since the results of U.S. elections last week were interpreted as increasing the likelihood of a peace deal.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 10, 2026
At Nvidia, the work has likely been divided among 60 people, Schloetzer noted, and if Huang’s successor is chosen from among them, there’s a high likelihood the others will question why it wasn’t them.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 9, 2026
BBC Sport looks at most of these situations - there really were too many to do them all - and assesses the likelihood that the KMI Panel will add to the list of errors.
From BBC ● Nov. 9, 2026
“So in all likelihood there will be at least three women who have earned their talents?”
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
We do not ascribe likelihoods to either scenario.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026
The danger arises when people believe that the model is retrieving truth rather than generating likelihoods.
From Salon ● May 12, 2026
Defense departments around the world are preparing for higher likelihoods of conflict.
From Barron's ● Feb. 28, 2026
In the end, Mr. Murray approaches the whole question less as a person of faith than as a social scientist, weighing likelihoods and limiting his conclusions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2025
In contemplating the likelihoods and possibilities of our circumstances, I probably suffered more than most of my fellow servants.
From My Bondage and My Freedom by Frederick Douglass
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