unlikely

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From a tactical standpoint, the fort is unlikely to deter Hezbollah’s new crop of attack drones, which rely on fiber-optic cables and are impervious to jamming.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026

While BYD, XPeng, Li Auto and NIO have all introduced proprietary chips, the automakers are unlikely to target the mid- to low-end computing segments, where chips are becoming what they describe as “increasingly commoditized.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026

Despite the possible cases of the virus outside Africa, the WHO has stressed repeatedly that its global spread is highly unlikely.

From BBC • May 31, 2026

A revived liberal international system based on the broadly shared management of climate change, migration and the global economy also seems unlikely.

From MarketWatch • May 31, 2026

The CDO manager, in practice, didn’t do much of anything, which is why all sorts of unlikely people suddenly hoped to become one.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis