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potential

[puh-ten-shuhl] / pəˈtɛn ʃəl /




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She and others who sample potential menu items don’t try them until they’ve sat or been driven around in a car for 45 minutes, to better mimic the experience of the diner.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

The approach could also enable the development of compact and programmable electric-field sensors, expanding their potential use in scientific research and technology.

From Science Daily • Apr. 17, 2026

The market-timing potential of the gold-platinum ratio was first reported in the Journal of Financial Economics in a study entitled “Gold, platinum and expected stock returns.”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 17, 2026

The detail and depiction are convincing, but have heightened worries among some in Hollywood about the potential for AI to replace actors on a wider scale.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 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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