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He is scheduled to make his final regular-season start on Sunday in Seattle and is not likely to be included in the starting rotation for the two- to three-game wild card series next week.
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Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 25 Sep. 2025
Still, according to the investigative media outlet Mongabay, Petroperú has accumulated nearly $100 million in penalties for environmental damage across the country — sums the highly indebted state-company is not likely to be able to pay in the foreseeable future.
—Sabrina Weiss, The Dial, 23 Sep. 2025
With our current hyperpolarized society, changes are not likely to be enacted, especially because the amendment process is arduous and is intentionally difficult, requiring a broad consensus that reflects the gravity of changing our fundamental law.
—Lynn Schmidt, Twin Cities, 19 Sep. 2025
There’s no doubt that commercial real estate, and especially the office market, is undergoing a seismic transformation, one that’s not likely to abate any time soon.
—Greg Friedman, Fortune, 19 Sep. 2025
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Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 25 Sep. 2025
Still, according to the investigative media outlet Mongabay, Petroperú has accumulated nearly $100 million in penalties for environmental damage across the country — sums the highly indebted state-company is not likely to be able to pay in the foreseeable future.
—Sabrina Weiss, The Dial, 23 Sep. 2025
With our current hyperpolarized society, changes are not likely to be enacted, especially because the amendment process is arduous and is intentionally difficult, requiring a broad consensus that reflects the gravity of changing our fundamental law.
—Lynn Schmidt, Twin Cities, 19 Sep. 2025
There’s no doubt that commercial real estate, and especially the office market, is undergoing a seismic transformation, one that’s not likely to abate any time soon.
—Greg Friedman, Fortune, 19 Sep. 2025
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“Not likely.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/not%20likely. Accessed 4 Oct. 2025.
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