unlikely

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Beijing cleaner Lin Meiqiong found her work a little easier the day she was paired with an unlikely new colleague -- a tall, wheeled robot with AI-powered tidying skills.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

And with greater traffic volumes, heavier vehicles, changes to the climate and backlogs in required highways, the growing problem of potholes is unlikely to be fixed quickly, she added.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

Yet barring a massive flareup in violence in the Middle East and another spike in oil prices, the latest bout of inflation is unlikely to get much worse.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

Sanofi said it would stop a late-stage study of an experimental treatment for a rare immune disorder after concluding the drug was unlikely to deliver sufficient efficacy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

“I know. I’ll always have a home here now. Even Shifa likes me, which is the most unlikely thing that’s ever happened to me.”

From "The Boy Who Met a Whale" by Nizrana Farook