how will/would
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—used to express doubt that something will happen or is possible
How will we (ever) get everything done on time?
How would he manage without her?
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What stories are Google planning to tell with the Pixel 10 family, and how will that shape the respective markets?
Pixel 10 Preserves The Flagship Killers
The Pixel 10 may be the keystone in the conversation.
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Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 31 May 2025
But how will the US economy, in particular, grow so robustly when the jobless masses can’t afford to buy anything?
—Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 30 May 2025
Of all the places, how would two immigrants born in cosmopolitan cities — her father in London and her mother in Shanghai — end up in a place with more cows than people?
—Colleen Bidwill, Mercury News, 29 May 2025
So, how will Adelman navigate those situations over the course of a season?
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 29 May 2025
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Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 31 May 2025
But how will the US economy, in particular, grow so robustly when the jobless masses can’t afford to buy anything?
—Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 30 May 2025
Of all the places, how would two immigrants born in cosmopolitan cities — her father in London and her mother in Shanghai — end up in a place with more cows than people?
—Colleen Bidwill, Mercury News, 29 May 2025
So, how will Adelman navigate those situations over the course of a season?
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 29 May 2025
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“How will/would.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/how%20will%2Fwould. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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