potential
Example Sentences
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Pressure on inflation, plus a potential drag on growth, complicate the Fed’s calculus.
From Barron's
Fears of its more destructive potential have rippled through markets in recent weeks, sending the stocks of software makers, insurers and even food-delivery apps like DoorDash lower.
The US State Department announced on Friday that Marco Rubio would hold talks in Monday in Israel, leading some observers to conclude this meant any potential strike would be held off at least until afterwards.
From Barron's
“A conflict like this has the clear potential to unnerve international businesses operating in the Gulf,” said Michael Ratney, who served as U.S. ambassador to Saudi Arabia under the Biden administration.
Burnham, who has been viewed as a potential leadership rival to Sir Keir, said: "What I was offering the party, I think, was an alternative path to the one that the party is now on."
From BBC
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