as in likelihood
the quality or state of being impossible to avoid or evade
a hockey team that has refused to accept the inevitability of defeat
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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,
2 Apr. 2025 -
Tarrant County faces a moderate to high likelihood of a measles outbreak.—
Matt Leclercq,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
1 Apr. 2025
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However, one certainty is that the proposal will negatively impact all levels of education – from early childhood to graduate and post-doctoral education and training.—
Noreen Sugrue,
Forbes.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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Invisible network Related Articles Business group hopes President Trump provides tariffs, tax certainty Elon Musk is one of the few winners from Trump auto tariffs Car prices will surge by thousands of dollars because of Trump’s tariffs.—
Bruce Yandle,
Mercury News,
29 Mar. 2025
Noun
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These classifications indicate probability rather than frequency.—
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Apr. 2025
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Finally, the researchers note that shingles diagnosis and treatment didn't increase the probability of dementia diagnoses.—
John Timmer,
ArsTechnica,
3 Apr. 2025
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“Inevitability.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inevitability. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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