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Lawmakers are all but certain to claw back some $30 billion in unspent COVID-19 funds now that the pandemic emergency has officially been lifted.—Mary Clare Jalonick, Fortune, 27 May 2023 The cuts contained in the package were all but certain to be too modest to win the votes of hard-line fiscal conservatives in the House.—Catie Edmondson, New York Times, 25 May 2023 Its power is extremely concentrated in Silicon Valley, among giants such as Google and Meta, and that is where the economic benefits are all but certain to accrue.—Brian Merchant, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2023 Quarterback Matthew Stafford is all but certain to miss the rest of the season with a bruised spinal cord.—Greg Beacham, BostonGlobe.com, 13 Dec. 2022 See all Example Sentences for all but certain to
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