likelihood
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The slump in Canada’s labor market in September reduces the likelihood of a Bank of Canada rate increase late this month, but doesn’t erase it, Oxford Economics’ Tony Stillo argues.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026
Beyond hurricanes, El Niño is already bringing higher sea levels, and it increases the likelihood California will see a particularly wet winter.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026
The Met Office has said the current seasonal outlook suggests an increased likelihood of wetter than average conditions during autumn, in part due to the El Niño weather event.
From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026
Terry Haines of Pangaea Policy said in a note that the likelihood of finding enough evidence to meet the statutory “for cause” standard to remove her is low, but not impossible.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 9, 2026
In all likelihood it would kill me, but I had to say it.
From "A Very Large Expanse of Sea" by Tahereh Mafi
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
It looks most repulsive, so far as any likelihoods of obtaining water is concerned.
From Australia Twice Traversed, Illustrated, by Ernest Giles
Vocabulary lists containing likelihood
Statistics and Probability - Middle School
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