potential
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Verisk, a catastrophe-modeling firm, estimates potential insured losses from severe thunderstorms of around $60 billion a year—almost double its modeled losses from just four years ago.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026
In the wake of the immigration raids last summer, many of their potential patrons refrained from hosting celebrations, dampening their business.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026
But the language used throughout the filing to describe potential confusion betrays their fears.
From Salon • Apr. 29, 2026
A complaints system which will allow academics and visiting speakers to directly raise concerns will come into effect from this autumn, with the potential for multi-million-pound fines to be issued from April 2027.
From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026
If he was a friend—or a potential friend, anyway—the answer was in helping him.
From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack
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