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potential

[puh-ten-shuhl] / pəˈtɛn ʃəl /




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Japanese autonomous-driving startup Turing is looking to enter the U.S. market, with a potential listing there within the next five years that would value the company at about $10 billion, its top executive said.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 12, 2026

That reevaluation identified a potential association between paraquat exposure and thyroid impacts and birth defects.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 11, 2026

He was responding to a question about whether the cost of living in Cambridge, one of the most expensive places to live outside London, put off some potential new signings.

From BBC Aug. 11, 2026

Moore also sees an “obvious potential positive” for Nvidia given its position as a major driver of the AI ecosystem in which the deals will be made.

From MarketWatch Aug. 11, 2026

Fred would have already generated a short list of potential candidates.

From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen

In conventional stainless steel, the chromium based protective layer can break down at high electrical potentials.

From Science Daily May 10, 2026

To make the system more powerful, the researchers combined the framework with machine learning potentials that capture how atoms interact and move.

From Science Daily Mar. 15, 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

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

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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