likely to
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Experts say the increases are likely to keep coming.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026
The approaching Northern Hemisphere winter leaves the market with little margin for error: until refining output recovers, inventories rebuild and shipping risks ease, efforts to lower diesel prices are likely to face significant limits.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
You’re much more likely to experience problems like preeclampsia and gestational diabetes.
From Slate ● Oct. 16, 2026
But Warsh is concerned that markets fixate on the SEP’s median dot and view the dots as a commitment, rather than a guess of what seems likely to occur.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026
That’s because radiation spreads out as it travels, making it less likely to strike you the farther away you are.
From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland
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