will likely never hear... or will never likely hear...?

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In short, you will likely never hear confirmation of Osamas death

Hoa Thai · Accepted Answer

This is the better choice between the two: "In short, you will likely never hear the confirmation of Osama's death."

Philip · Answer

I think HT's choice of the two is correct.  However, "you likely will never hear..." sounds even better to me.  [Rationale:  'likely' modifies neither 'hear' nor 'will'.  Consider this way of expressing the sentence:  It is likely that you will never hear...]

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