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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Noun
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As the storm moves away, this likelihood decreases.—
KANSAS CITY STAR WEATHER BOT,
Kansas City Star,
17 June 2026 -
There was also a growing belief among prison officials, around the time of the Attica prison uprising, that being more responsive to prisoners' concerns would reduce the likelihood of violence or rioting.—
Christie Thompson,
NPR,
17 June 2026
Noun
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If Toy Story 2 is about accepting the inevitability of the end, then Toy Story 3 is about experiencing its arrival.—
Jacob Stern,
The Atlantic,
17 June 2026
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Yeah, there is some inevitability about the sharing of the heart of what has been going on that feels like it’s just baked into the DNA of the music.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
4 June 2026
Noun
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Waiting for certainty mostly means arriving after the repricing is done.—
Tenzin Seldon,
Fortune,
21 June 2026
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Who was lauded more for their work as Germany celebrated their victory, and the certainty of qualification?—
Amy Lawrence,
New York Times,
21 June 2026
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Goldman estimates the options market is assigning roughly a 41% probability that two-year Treasury yields will move more than 50 basis points in either direction over the next six months.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
23 June 2026
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The probability of lightning strikes rises as a thunderstorm approaches and peaks when the storm is directly above.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
23 June 2026
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