as in likelihood
the quality or state of being impossible to avoid or evade
the continuing debate over the ineluctability of global warming
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Most critically, these experiences inflict lasting reputational harm, undermining the relationship between our organizations and our audiences, and threatening the likelihood that a guest will ever return.—
Lori Dimun,
Chicago Tribune,
6 May 2026 -
In the western United States, El Niño tends to be associated with above-average heat and humidity, and these events increase the likelihood of dry and hot conditions across the southern half of the country.—
Denise Chow,
NBC news,
6 May 2026
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Separate lawsuits challenging Louisiana’s primary delay remain in the lower courts, but even civil rights groups acknowledged the inevitability of the Supreme Court’s influence.—
Ella Lee,
The Hill,
6 May 2026
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By the time the Magic staggered into Detroit for Game 7 on Sunday afternoon, the outcome felt less like a question and more like an inevitability.—
Mike Bianchi,
The Orlando Sentinel,
4 May 2026
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Surely this should mean more intelligence and certainty.—
Sarah DaVanzo,
Rolling Stone,
11 May 2026
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So there was no certainty there.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
10 May 2026
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Eurasia Group on Monday evening raised the probability of Starmer being ousted this year to 80%, up from 65% previously.—
Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
12 May 2026
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Each discuss significant areas of disturbed weather and the potential for development over the next seven days, including the probability of tropical cyclone formation.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
12 May 2026
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“Ineluctability.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ineluctability. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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