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In addition to identifying the presence of life, the team developed a way to pinpoint which planets are most likely to host it.
From Science Daily • Apr. 15, 2026
After the conflict ends, international and state-owned oil companies as well as private companies are likely to invest in storage facilities across Asia’s more vulnerable countries as they seek energy security, OPIS’s Brito said.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026
Are investing algorithms flawed because they are likely overweighting historically atypical data?
From Barron's • Apr. 15, 2026
KT’s 1Q operating profit likely fell 29% on year, partly due to higher costs from a customer retention program following a 2025 data breach, the analysts write in a note.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026
“Thirty.eight, thirty-nine, blackberry, huckleberry, forty-five, strawberry, thirty-two, raspberry . . .” So it is very likely that he took fewer than fifty steps, or perhaps many more.
From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el
Vocabulary lists containing likely
Jim Burke's Academic Vocabulary List
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The Language of Standardized Tests, List 3
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