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Which scientist of the 19th century experimented with potential energy?

potential

[puh-ten-shuhl] / pəˈtɛn ʃəl /




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For more aggressive tactics, Amex has for years employed a team that scopes out potential abuse and claws back rewards—or axes accounts altogether.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2026

Platelets are small components of the blood that help form clots, and researchers wanted to determine whether genetic variations related to platelet levels could influence aspirin's potential effects on dementia.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 25, 2026

“Financial crises, by their nature, are virtually impossible to predict,” Duffie said, asked whether he shared concerns of a potential AI bubble.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 25, 2026

Musicologist Anna-Kaisa Kaila thinks "there absolutely is potential for bias" with AI-generative playlist technology.

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026

How these families keep smiling and laughing, unworried about any potential messes in their lives, because they have these paper towels.

From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day

Rather than concentrating primarily on how alloys resist corrosion under ordinary conditions, Huang's group has focused on developing materials that remain stable at much higher electrical potentials.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 11, 2026

To make the system more powerful, the researchers combined the framework with machine learning potentials that capture how atoms interact and move.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 15, 2026

He said a UK-wide position was needed around the "appropriate regulation not just of existing technology and platforms but the potentials of the futures through AI."

From BBC ● Jan. 12, 2026

Despite being the world's top cassava producer, "when it comes to the yield, actual yield potentials and all of that, we are still way behind", Diebiru-Ojo said.

From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2025

A few of us agreed to help the coach run a clinic during the upcoming summer for the new varsity potentials to prep for the fall season.

From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed


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