promising

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Nimale said the optics of the Olympics promising affordable tickets to local residents but on some counts failing to deliver show a need for a different system.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

Dr. Hicks says this perspective may help explain the recent rise of promising Australian sprinters, including Lachlan Kennedy and Gout Gout.

From Science Daily • Apr. 8, 2026

Even for Wall Street professionals paid to pick promising stocks, it’s tricky to get those calls right.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

The Foster City, Calif., company said the deal also includes TUB-030, an ADC that has shown promising initial clinical data across various solid tumor types.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

The only way I could break the spell was by giving her something, or by promising her something.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls