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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

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

“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

Elizabeth — or as Charles calls her, “darling mama” — ruled Britannia for a record-shattering 70 years, longer than any of her predecessors and, in all probability, any of her successors.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2022

By the time Victoria was seventeen, and Tristran also, she was in all probability, he was certain, the most beautiful girl in the British Isles.

From "Stardust" by Neil Gaiman

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