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The Medicare insurers with the biggest enrollments, UnitedHealth Group, CVS Health’s Aetna and Humana, were among the most likely to initially refuse access to the costly facilities.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
In an era increasingly dominated by “narrowcasting” and web streaming, roughly one-third of the world’s population is likely to watch the final match on July 19.
From Salon • Jun. 11, 2026
I think it is quite likely there are more cases—there’s a difference between a confirmed case that we know via laboratory testing versus seeing something on an animal.
From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026
Analysts are guarded about likely moves for the rest of the year but many are not ruling out a rate increase.
From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026
The most likely person to want to remind me of that day wouldn’t be a fellow operator, or even the commanding officer whose orders I flubbed.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
Vocabulary lists containing likely
Jim Burke's Academic Vocabulary List
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The SAT: Language of the Test, List 4
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The Language of Standardized Tests, List 3
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