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The BOJ will likely pursue one more rate hike by year-end after the June move.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026
But the production made Nicholas Christopher a likely future Tony winner star.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026
Getting 300 million subscribers is far from assured and likely requires better satellites, which SpaceX has planned.
From Barron's • Jun. 7, 2026
In Benidorm, as he ponders what looks likely to be another record-breaking summer for Spain, Fede Fuster acknowledges the backlash against his sector.
From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026
I watch through the window as he uses bright yellow paint to draw a large letter G on the back of our hopefully unsinkable, but likely very sinkable, cardboard boat.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
Vocabulary lists containing likely
Jim Burke's Academic Vocabulary List
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The SAT: Language of the Test, List 4
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The Language of Standardized Tests, List 3
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