liable to
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West coast ferry operator CalMac, external said many its services remained liable to disruption or cancellation at short notice and urged travellers to check its website for updates.
From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026
The idea was liable to catch fire between us.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
The listener is liable to feel something more than interest, for example, in Telemachus, the son of Penelope and Odysseus.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
If temperatures dropped quickly below minus 20C, or sometimes minus 30C, the water in the pipes was liable to freeze, cracking the pipes and ruining the whole system.
From BBC ● Jun. 18, 2026
He hated using his hands, and he hated bending down, which was always liable to start him coughing.
From "1984" by George Orwell
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