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Discover LudwigThe phrase "likely only" is correct and can be used in written English to express likelihood or probability.
Example: "It is likely only a matter of time before the business expands to other countries." This means that it is highly probable that the business will expand to other countries, and that this is the only likely outcome.
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Such machinations will likely only get worse.
This leak is likely only the beginning.
The reprieve is likely only temporary.
But it is our best, and most likely, only hope.
Human activity is likely only a minor fraction at best.
The situation is likely only getting more gendered.
And they are likely only to grow more powerful.
No, Burnell's arm is likely only to give parents nightmares.
A dry state is likely only to get drier.
The supermarket wars are likely only to intensify.
Perpetuating narrowly technocentric approaches to resource exploitation is likely only to compound emerging problems.
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