likely
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“These fish likely hunkered down, were hiding under some rocks or places to try to get away from the main concentration of flow,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026
“Historically, when both the NDX and SPX trigger a bearish outside week at the same time, weakness is likely to persist over the following two weeks but with mixed yet clustered results,” said Citi.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026
Updated projections are likely to show higher inflation and weaker growth from March, Scanlon adds.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
Given the accolades, it seems likely Goldberg only needs to memorize her lines and the rest will follow.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026
Chauncey Burr was ordered to pay $10,000 in damages, which he likely could not afford.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
Vocabulary lists containing likely
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