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potential

[puh-ten-shuhl] / pəˈtɛn ʃəl /




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The first minister would also not be drawn on how he would make savings to cover the potential £5bn shortfall in the public finances by the end of the decade.

From BBC Sep. 6, 2026

The tearing mode experiment showed one of the clearest potential advantages of the system.

From Science Daily Sep. 6, 2026

He said they also discussed a potential winter aid package, including air defense, energy support and American liquefied natural gas.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 6, 2026

She said the most recent series of eruptions do not have the potential to trigger a tsunami at this time.

From Barron's Sep. 6, 2026

Late that night, in a Washington, D.C., bar, two American reporters talked about the possibility of being sent to cover a potential American invasion of Cuba.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin

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

Virgil is an inspirational captain, a cool, calm defender who emits an aura of control that enables the rest of the team playing to fulfil their potentials.

From BBC Apr. 17, 2025

A couple of potentials he liked — Blood Reign and King’s Rain — linking the new band to Slayer’s best-known album, 1986’s “Reign in Blood,” were already in circulation.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 20, 2024

Without action potentials, a neuron's communication with other cells is greatly suppressed or even silenced.

From Science Daily May 24, 2024

Moreover, both music aptitude and music achievement are dependent on audiation; i.e., our music learning potentials and our music learning achievements are based on our music thinking.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin




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