potential
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“That’s why I think there’s potential for him to unlock a constituency that wasn’t going to vote for a Rick Caruso,” he said, referring to the developer who lost to Bass in 2022.
From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026
He said he had decided against that a few days before he resigned, after he had learned Greater Manchester Mayor and potential Labour leadership rival Andy Burnham had "found a seat".
From BBC • May 21, 2026
“In the last weeks I’ve gotten several phone calls from the Washington area. Buyers are starting to come here because of the potential taxes,” Coleman says.
From MarketWatch • May 21, 2026
Anthropic showed potential to turn a profit far sooner than expected, and OpenAI prepared to file for its public debut as soon as Friday, The Wall Street Journal reported.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026
All three got into a car and drove around Washington, Hunt and Liddy pointing out locations of potential “entry operations,” as Liddy called them.
From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin
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