Likely
Both words in one sentence
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Blood tests proved that he wasn't the father, but the courts ruled against him anyway (likely out of sheer moral indignation).
Source: Film / Chaplin - Without that one setback, it's very likely he would have ruled completely unchallenged for a long, long time.
Source: Crazy Prepared / Video Games - More likely it refers to the Normans, a viking descended people who ruled various European lands during the Middle Ages.
Source: Humans by Any Other Name
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