virtual certainty
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So nearly certain that any difference is negligible; almost absolute.
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- It's a virtual certainty that essential foodstuffs will go up in price.
- It's a virtual certainty that he will win the election.
- With a 20-point lead and only a minute left, their victory was a virtual certainty.
- With these results, a victory is a virtual certainty.
- The polls suggest that the incumbent's re-election is a virtual certainty.
- The project's success is a virtual certainty given the resources.
- Given our current market share, the project's success is considered a virtual certainty by the board.
- There's a virtual certainty of rain later today.
- He's been studying all year, so it's a virtual certainty he'll pass the exam.
- For investors, the return on this bond is a virtual certainty.
- The data indicates with virtual certainty that the new treatment is effective.
- The team's promotion became a virtual certainty after their last win.
- After the key witness testified, the defendant's conviction became a virtual certainty.
- His re-election was a virtual certainty until the scandal broke.
- In the tech world, the rapid obsolescence of new gadgets is a virtual certainty.
- Given the overwhelming evidence, her guilt is a virtual certainty.
- Is it a virtual certainty, or is there still some room for doubt?
- If current trends continue, a global warming crisis is a virtual certainty.
- By next quarter, it will have become a virtual certainty that we meet our targets.
- Despite the small risk, the outcome is a virtual certainty.