likelihood
Example Sentences
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Since the start of the Iran conflict, markets have been steadily pricing in a higher likelihood of rate hikes in 2026, according to CME Group data.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 2026
For a long time, the likelihood of surviving pancreatic cancer has been extremely low.
From Science Daily • Jun. 4, 2026
Build a driveshaft for the second season, which was growing from a flickering hope to an alarming likelihood.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026
One likelihood is less stability in the law.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026
No, it was worse than the grown-up talk he was used to, because all his parents ever talked about was the corn harvest and bills and the likelihood of frost at the end of May.
From "Among the Hidden" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
Vocabulary lists containing likelihood
Statistics and Probability - Middle School
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