unlikely

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But the new practitioners of the FDE strategy are deviating fundamentally from Palantir’s original design in a way that makes them unlikely to achieve the same success, people familiar with Palantir’s FDE approach say.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 4, 2026

During that time, shippers are unlikely to risk sending commercial vessels through the combat zone, analysts say.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

While Nick Ballou, one of the researchers behind the study, said it was unlikely mundane job simulators would ever be comparable to something like therapy, he believed they still had a couple of "unique benefits".

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

Like most presidential budgets, the proposal is unlikely to pass in its current form.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

Unfortunately, the zeros of black holes—singularities—look like unlikely candidates in the short term.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife