potential
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All-rounder Sam Curran, touted as a potential replacement for former captain Ben Stokes, was not considered because he is getting married.
From BBC ● Nov. 9, 2026
Early indications suggest investors may be willing to momentarily look beyond the week’s potential problems and buy.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 9, 2026
Barrick previously highlighted the potential for Nevada Gold Mines to produced more than 3 million ounces annually beyond 2030 from a forecast 1.77 million to 1.98 million this year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 9, 2026
These cells act as coordinators, identifying potential threats and directing other immune cells to respond.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 9, 2026
On the twelfth day out from Elephant Island, however, they discovered a potential disaster.
From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong
They produced electrical signals known as action potentials and made proteins associated with specific regions of the hindbrain that control facial and swallowing muscles.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 21, 2026
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
As with other human learning potentials, there is a wide range of music aptitude levels distributed among the human population.
From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin
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