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The lengthier postseason would force the regular season to begin one week earlier and likely eliminate Power 4 conference championship games, which while lucrative, can be redundant and potentially problematic in impacting the CFP slate.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026
But auto experts and analysts say it could still drive value for Tesla, even if the company isn’t likely to lean in to more flying cars long term.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
The deficit will likely be similar for the next year, said Nancy Vanden Houten of Oxford Economics.
From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026
Puerto focuses on a more common scenario: As documented in “The Turnaway Study,” people who seek and are denied abortions are likely to struggle with poverty, debt, underemployment, and troubles with physical and mental health.
From Slate ● Oct. 16, 2026
Because when folks in Sassafras Springs start to tell a story, it’s likely to take a while.
From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney
The more Oura’s rings succeed in the market, the likelier these tech giants are to launch their own.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026
Raj Chetty, John Friedman and Jonah Rockoff found that students assigned more-effective teachers were likelier to attend college and earned more as adults.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026
But plenty of pop stars, from Madonna to Britney Spears, have changed their brand as they age without losing faith from their fans, which means the likelier explanation for Swift’s dip in popularity is financial.
From Salon ● Jul. 8, 2026
That language is expected to come out, an acknowledgment that a cut is now no likelier than a hike.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 17, 2026
But, surely, it was likelier my bag'd be here than anywhere else in the wood.
From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell
Nvidia has not yet explained why the price of a certain graphics card has jumped up 87%, but memory is the likeliest driver.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 3, 2026
Some analysts believe that food companies are likely to feel most of the impact from GLP-1s in the near future, with heavy snackers also being the likeliest early adopters of the medications.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
Currently, the likeliest answer, by some distance, is Manchester United.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
Most analysts however still believe the likeliest outcome is that policymakers will keep the benchmark rate on hold at 2.25 percent.
From Barron's ● Jul. 20, 2026
He figured I’d be the likeliest to grass.
From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell
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