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Any major development proposals — including machine mining, which involves the use of heavy equipment — would not likely pass the regulations that accompany the designation.
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Frank Vaisvilas, jsonline.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Fans have deduced which Islanders are not likely to be featured in the reunion based on social media posts from the last few days.
—Julia Moore, People.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Trying to prevent her from accessing online dating sites is not likely to work.
—Harriette Cole, Mercury News, 7 Aug. 2025
But the upward pressure on rates is not likely to go away — not with the U.S.-China trade standoff hovering over global markets at every turn.
—William Pesek, Forbes.com, 30 July 2025
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Frank Vaisvilas, jsonline.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Fans have deduced which Islanders are not likely to be featured in the reunion based on social media posts from the last few days.
—Julia Moore, People.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Trying to prevent her from accessing online dating sites is not likely to work.
—Harriette Cole, Mercury News, 7 Aug. 2025
But the upward pressure on rates is not likely to go away — not with the U.S.-China trade standoff hovering over global markets at every turn.
—William Pesek, Forbes.com, 30 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for not likely
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“Not likely.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/not%20likely. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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