most likely
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Though workers in a swath of fields hit a midcareer stall, the study found those in public-administration jobs were most likely to.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026
The new findings suggest that changes in the immune system over the course of aging may play an important role in determining when cancer is most likely to spread.
From Science Daily • May 31, 2026
That type of hint from the Fed chair is the most likely outcome of the meeting, he added.
From MarketWatch • May 30, 2026
Roucher said that "the most likely scenario at this time is not a new GDP decrease", though he cautioned that "we can expect the shock to spread" throughout the economy.
From Barron's • May 29, 2026
Penelope had taken any number of excursions with the children in which she had warned them not wander off, but this time she knew that she was the one most likely to get lost.
From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood
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