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potential

[puh-ten-shuhl] / pəˈtɛn ʃəl /




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Scientists say there are several biological explanations for caffeine's potential brain benefits.

From Science Daily • May 13, 2026

In what was seen as an attempt to minimise doubts among potential supporters, he took the unusual move of releasing private messages he had exchanged with the peer, insisting they had never been close friends.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

Fervo says it has signed contracts representing approximately $7.2 billion in potential revenue backlog.

From Barron's • May 13, 2026

“The adoption of AI and automation technologies have the potential to boost economic growth and partly offset the demographic decline,” the ECB’s economists wrote.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

It was almost a hundred-mile journey, but there was the promise of a potential job in Berlin.

From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple




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