potential
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A dramatic selloff in chip stocks was driving the Nasdaq Composite Index toward its worst day in moths as investors digested the potential for the midterm election results to curtail artificial-intelligence momentum.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 5, 2026
They saw the road to City Hall as too dangerous to risk their reputations on a potential loss.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2026
"There isn't always a single fixed figure, and employers will want to set pay based on a candidate's skills, experience and potential."
From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026
The potential of this approach is already being explored in clinical practice.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 5, 2026
“One potential glitch, as far as I can see: What if dead Edward says yes?”
From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood
In conventional stainless steel, the chromium based protective layer can break down at high electrical potentials.
From Science Daily ● May 10, 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
"This will unlock long term value for all our shareholders because it will allow both companies to tap fully into their respective growth potentials," Busch said on Thursday.
From Barron's ● Nov. 13, 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
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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