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"If it goes all the way to the Constitutional Court, we'll most likely get a final order within four to five years' time," said Roux.
From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026
An end to the war would likely reduce energy prices and ease monetary policy conditions—good news for tech companies’ bottom lines.
From Barron's • Apr. 17, 2026
Previous increases in oil prices are likely to push the rate of inflation to as high as 3.7% by June, Oxford estimates.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 17, 2026
Beirut residents never considered it likely to be hit.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
C.C. suggested that the mattress was most likely brought over from the Shipwreck, as Duane now called the place where she lived.
From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el
Vocabulary lists containing likely
Jim Burke's Academic Vocabulary List
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The SAT: Language of the Test, List 4
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The Language of Standardized Tests, List 3
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