potential
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Which team do you think has the greatest potential to surprise during the World Cup?
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026
Menefee wrote on his campaign site that blockchain technology, the decentralized system used to record and verify crypto transactions, offers the potential to “increase trust, transparency and efficiency” with rules to protect consumers.
From Salon • Jun. 7, 2026
In its IPO paperwork, SpaceX estimated a so-called total addressable market—a business term for potential revenue opportunities—for the AI unit of around $26 trillion.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026
Workers at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles have overwhelmingly voted to authorize a potential strike during the World Cup, just days before football's global showpiece begins.
From Barron's • Jun. 6, 2026
When he’d started Scion, he’d told potential investors that, because he was in the business of making unfashionable bets, they should evaluate him over the long term—say, five years.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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