likelihood
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“Investors viewed the weaker payrolls backdrop as reducing the likelihood of near-term Fed tightening, thereby easing a key valuation headwind for risk assets,” said Chew.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 11, 2026
That study even found negative effects for participants born after 1986, including an increased likelihood of not being employed or enrolled in school.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
“What it really does is increase the likelihood of particularly wet conditions starting in about late December and into January, February and March,” Swain said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
It said the more distinctive the trademark, the greater risk of confusion, adding the enhanced degree of distinctiveness meant the likelihood of confusion could not be ruled out.
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026
I would not want to play a position like pitcher, where there is such a high likelihood of making costly mistakes.
From "100 Sideways Miles" by Andrew Smith
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
In the end, Mr. Murray approaches the whole question less as a person of faith than as a social scientist, weighing likelihoods and limiting his conclusions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2025
"We were given an endless list of likelihoods for Anna’s development and that they weren't going to be straightforward," she said.
From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2024
In contemplating the likelihoods and possibilities of our circumstances, I probably suffered more than most of my fellow servants.
From My Bondage and My Freedom by Douglass, Frederick
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Statistics and Probability - Middle School
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