likelihood
Example Sentences
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He said the figures raised the likelihood the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates this year, contributing to the stock market selloff.
From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026
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
Greenblatt, whose firm, Gotham Funds, didn’t respond to messages, has written and spoken about the likelihood of trailing the market for years—just not this many years.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026
Reactors like the ones at Fukushima Daiichi increase the likelihood that those pinging neutrons will hit another uranium 235 nucleus by slowing them down.
From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland
Vocabulary lists containing likelihood
Statistics and Probability - Middle School
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