potential
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Another relative, Raúl Castro’s grandnephew Oscar Pérez-Oliva, has rapidly climbed Cuba’s political ladder and is seen as a potential successor to President Miguel Díaz-Canel.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026
Although it hasn’t yet seen any material business effects stemming from the conflict in the Middle East, the potential future effect on the second half remained uncertain, it said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026
“These results represent a potentially transformative advance for patients and underscore daraxonrasib’s potential to redefine the treatment landscape,” CEO Mark A. Goldsmith said in a statement.
From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026
A first home defeat in his 11-game tenure, one victory in four games, no clean sheet in five, a potential central defensive crisis and boos ringing in his ears at half-time.
From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026
One day on an airplane, he confided to me that he thought of all our fellow passengers as potential patients.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
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