likelihood
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“It’s low likelihood, and it’s certainly impossible that any sort of federal presence could be there at every polling site in America,” said Aaron Blacksberg, federal policy counsel at the Institute for Responsive Government.
From Salon ● Oct. 8, 2026
Among them were refugees granted protection in the US based on the likelihood they would be persecuted back home because of their orientation or gender identity.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
"The rising interest rate backdrop globally has... reduced RBI's degrees of freedom. We see likelihood of another 50 bps hike this cycle," said Garima Kapoor of Elara Capital.
From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026
A strong El Nino could increase the likelihood of a milder winter, easing heating demand and pressure on inventories, analysts at the firm say.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
“Everyone’s got to do their time in the bottom of the barrel,” the union rep had said to our class regarding the likelihood of our initial assignment to Sing Sing.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
We do not ascribe likelihoods to either scenario.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026
Humanoids tasked with performing multiple jobs use artificial intelligence and are “probabilistic,” meaning they operate on statistical likelihoods, not certainty.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 4, 2026
The danger arises when people believe that the model is retrieving truth rather than generating likelihoods.
From Salon ● May 12, 2026
Defense departments around the world are preparing for higher likelihoods of conflict.
From Barron's ● Feb. 28, 2026
The two and two she was calculating with were the likelihoods and unlikelihoods of the inherited temperament, and the practical powers she could absolutely count on if difficulty arose with regard to Rosy.
From The Shuttle by Frances Hodgson Burnett
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Statistics and Probability - Middle School
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