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• And thanks to the climate crisis, in the long run, the deficit in flows is not likely to be reversed.
  — Tom Yulsman, Discover Magazine, 27 Apr. 2023
• But Trump and his supporters are not likely to treat this as a walk of shame.
  — Mary Angela Bock, The Conversation, 3 Apr. 2023
• Again, not likely to happen: Our friends in the desert have the Oilers listed at +1400.
  — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 14 June 2024
• The de facto president of the Trump fan club is not likely to call Trump out on his lies.
  — Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 31 May 2023
• While victims are not likely to ever be made whole, there is a win here.
  — Michelle Singletary, Washington Post, 28 July 2023
• Herbst said the inflow of U.S. weapons now is not likely to determine the outcome of the war.
  — Greg Myre, NPR, 24 Apr. 2024
• An ideal market would, of course, have a ratio of one to one, but that’s not likely.
  — Kristine Gill, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Apr. 2023
• But lying for votes, experts say, is not likely a crime on its own.
  — Ken Tran, USA TODAY, 14 Feb. 2023
• Smallmouths from that area are not likely to move down nor breed with my local bass.
  — Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 11 Jan. 2024
• But the heavy lifting is still more than a month away, with the issues that could lead to a strike not likely to be dealt with before June.
  — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 29 Mar. 2024
• In that regard, there would be three possible, buy not likely, paths for the Heat to open a roster spot.
  — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 1 Mar. 2023
• Also, four of the seven games were started by Rangers’ pitchers not likely to start in the playoffs.
  — Evan Grant, Dallas News, 18 Sep. 2023
• The good news is that gas prices are not likely to spike to last year’s record-high levels, when a gallon of unleaded peaked at more than $6.
  — Salvador Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2023
• Made with polyester, this bag is durable, water-resistant, and not likely to tear — a bag built to last from one tennis season to the next.
  — Madison Yauger, Peoplemag, 16 June 2023
• Over-the-counter medicines are not likely to help stress incontinence after prostate surgery.
  — Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 1 June 2023
• Though the fox has been captured dining on litter in this photo, that’s not likely to be its full diet.
  — Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Jan. 2024
• But there’s good news: Gas prices are not likely to spike to last year’s record-high levels, when a gallon of unleaded peaked at more than $6.
  — Kevinisha Walker, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2023
• While widespread severe storms are not likely, a few storms could produce gusty winds and some hail, mainly south of DFW.
  — Kxas-Tv (nbc5), Dallas News, 9 Mar. 2023
• But that kind of carryover success is not likely to repeat in 2024.
  — Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 26 Feb. 2024
• The next wet system has slowed its approach into the region with rain not likely to start along the coast until late Thursday.
  — oregonlive, 2 Feb. 2023
• Fed Chairman Jerome Powell also indicated that a rate cut was not likely for the rest of the year.
  — Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune Crypto, 22 Mar. 2023
• But the president of TARC's drivers union said that solution is not likely to work.
  — Krista Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 16 Apr. 2024
• And those who are ordered removed are not likely to be deported.
  — Eileen Sullivan, New York Times, 24 Nov. 2023
• Electric razors can get a very close shave but are not likely to get as close as a regular blade razor.
  — Steven Rowe, Verywell Health, 23 Feb. 2023
• MacKinnon is at $12.6 million per year, so Rantanen’s not likely to get that much.
  — Corey Masisak, The Denver Post, 1 June 2024
• That window ends today, and is not likely to be extended.
  — Kim Masters, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 May 2024
• In other words, the system is not likely to be confidently wrong.
  — Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 8 May 2024
• That’s not likely to happen this time around, though Ferbert is a Democrat and has notable pockets of support.
  — Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Mar. 2024
• Without these norms and limits as guardrails, democracy is not likely to be self-sustaining.
  — Christopher Miller, The Conversation, 8 Aug. 2024
• In other words, the case has been slow-rolled due to procedural issues and will not likely go to trial before 2025—when Trump may already be in office.
  — David Faris, Newsweek, 10 July 2024

Last Updated: 19 Sep 2024