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in all probability

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  1. Also, in all likelihood. Most likely, almost certainly. For example, In all probability we'll be home for Christmas. This expression was first recorded in 1617, the variant in 1664.


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But in all probability, we’ve been in this technological stage for nearly a year, even though it was hard to notice given the relentless debate over the financial, economic and social dimensions of AI.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 4, 2026

It was enough to earn him an England recall from Thomas Tuchel and, in all probability, a spot in the final 26-man World Cup squad.

From BBC May 11, 2026

Though he wrote an op-ed for the Wall Street Journal entitled, “Let’s Hit ‘Pause’ Before Altering Humankind,” Baltimore admitted later that genome-editing would in all probability take place sooner rather than later.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 8, 2025

“Everybody is going to go through it again, and the outcome in all probability is going to be the same,” said Jim Pasco, the executive director of the National Fraternal Order of Police.

From New York Times Jun. 8, 2023

You would have been hard-pressed to find anyone in Wall who would have argued with him, though; she turned many heads and, in all probability, broke many hearts.

From "Stardust" by Neil Gaiman

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