likely
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"Likely AI edited, but the meaning is real," one Reddit user wrote.
From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026
Likely voters in California overwhelmingly prefer a Democratic congressional candidate over a Republican, 62% to 36%, according to the poll.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 26, 2026
Likely, any income and expenses from a rental would go on your mom’s returns, as she’s the owner of the house.
From MarketWatch • Jan. 26, 2026
Likely composed by the earliest Buddhist nuns in a variety of Indian languages between 600 and 300 B.C., the verses were later anthologized in Pali, the scriptural language of Theravada Buddhism.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 23, 2026
Likely for the exact purpose of catching something.
From "Root Magic" by Eden Royce
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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