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The phrase "he was probably" is both correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when you are speculating about something in the past. Example: He was probably too tired from his long day at work to stay up and watch the movie with us.
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He was probably 36.
He was probably exaggerating.
(He was probably murdered).
He was probably right.
He was probably slightly insane.
(He was probably driving drunk).
He was probably blackballed.
"He was probably still clinging to her".
Leaving, we thought he was probably wrong.
But he was probably being naively obliging.
"He was probably born to play basketball.
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Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.

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CEO of Professional Science Editing for Scientists @ prosciediting.com