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in all probability

Idioms  
  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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The prospect of a grand finale extinguished, both for the innings and now, in all probability, for the tournament, too.

From BBC • Aug. 22, 2025

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 headed toward the river surrounded by the others in a hesitant herd; they sensed that in all probability they were my adversaries in blitzball.

From "A Separate Peace" by John Knowles

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