likelihood
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In Southern California, strong El Niños increase the likelihood of wet winters that replenish water supplies and tamp down wildfire risk but can also unleash flooding, debris flows and coastal erosion.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026
Because of this, dietary approaches could provide a safer and more affordable way to reduce the severity or likelihood of infection, especially in vulnerable populations.
From Science Daily • Apr. 7, 2026
Workers who lose jobs in occupations that are being automated during a recession tend to face an additional three weeks of unemployment and steeper likelihood of later unemployment, the new report said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026
He said in cup ties that have no likelihood whatsoever of the outcome changing, blowing up early can be OK.
From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026
But the more I tried to distract myself, the more I began to convince myself that Mr. Pirzada’s family was in all likelihood dead.
From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri
Vocabulary lists containing likelihood
Statistics and Probability - Middle School
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