potential

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Artificial-intelligence companies appear to be organizing around a simple message in the face of rising public anxiety about the negative potential effects of their world-changing technology: We come in peace.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

“While at this point a Tesla/SpaceX combination appears less likely, we see the potential for a combination down the road,” he wrote.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

"Many potential Alzheimer's treatments fail due to an incomplete understanding of how amyloid-beta protein aggregation occurs," she said.

From Science Daily • Apr. 7, 2026

Some analysts think this is finally the year that Apple will unveil a foldable iPhone — and the impending launch has been hailed as a potential catalyst for the stock.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 7, 2026

When the potential energy in the fault becomes greater than the force, called friction, that holds the plates together, the top plate breaks free and springs upward.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland