as in probability
the quality or state of being likely to occur
the weatherman on TV said that the likelihood of rain today was fairly high
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On other gig platforms, workers’ reputations are often rendered visible through ratings on apps that affect their likelihood of being matched to future gigs.
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Hannah Wohl, The Conversation, 7 Jan. 2025
Investors are also digesting the likelihood that the Federal Reserve will have to scale back its interest rate cuts – if not reverse course and hike rates at some point in 2025.
—Andrea Riquier, USA TODAY, 3 Jan. 2025
As long as sanctions remain in place, economic development and employment will remain stunted, decreasing the chances of success for Syria’s new government and increasing the likelihood of violent disorder, foreign intervention, and additional emigration.
—Steven Simon, Foreign Affairs, 3 Jan. 2025
The variety, and through the Sixties, extraordinary mobility of these weapons, increased the likelihood of accidents.
—Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 3 Jan. 2025
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Hannah Wohl, The Conversation, 7 Jan. 2025
Investors are also digesting the likelihood that the Federal Reserve will have to scale back its interest rate cuts – if not reverse course and hike rates at some point in 2025.
—Andrea Riquier, USA TODAY, 3 Jan. 2025
As long as sanctions remain in place, economic development and employment will remain stunted, decreasing the chances of success for Syria’s new government and increasing the likelihood of violent disorder, foreign intervention, and additional emigration.
—Steven Simon, Foreign Affairs, 3 Jan. 2025
The variety, and through the Sixties, extraordinary mobility of these weapons, increased the likelihood of accidents.
—Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 3 Jan. 2025
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“Likelihood.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/likelihood. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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