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Talking about one’s shortcomings is not likely to be something that garners shareholder support.
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Rachel Kowert, WIRED, 5 Jan. 2025
The Bears have been outscored 178-98 on the road this season, and that trend is not likely to change in the finale.
—Kevin Fishbain, The Athletic, 3 Jan. 2025
However, that magma is not likely to go anywhere anytime soon, wrote Mark Stelton, a USGS scientist stationed at the Yellowstone Volcano Observatory, in an online column called Caldera Chronicles.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 3 Jan. 2025
That’s not likely to change in the last few days of his term.
—John Dorfman, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
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Rachel Kowert, WIRED, 5 Jan. 2025
The Bears have been outscored 178-98 on the road this season, and that trend is not likely to change in the finale.
—Kevin Fishbain, The Athletic, 3 Jan. 2025
However, that magma is not likely to go anywhere anytime soon, wrote Mark Stelton, a USGS scientist stationed at the Yellowstone Volcano Observatory, in an online column called Caldera Chronicles.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 3 Jan. 2025
That’s not likely to change in the last few days of his term.
—John Dorfman, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
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“Not likely.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/not%20likely. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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