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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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A star pass rusher or another top pass catcher being two options, but instead the Rams used that selection on a player who in all probability will not see the field at all in 2026.

From BBC Apr. 27, 2026

But I know that such a thing will, in all probability, not happen to Trump.

From Salon Jun. 14, 2024

“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

Those behind the attempt have never been found — and in all probability, never will be.

From Washington Post Apr. 11, 2023

I felt cold and dismayed: my worst fears then were probably true: he had in all probability left England and rushed in reckless desperation to some former haunt on the Continent.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë

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