potential

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The findings also highlight a potential treatment opportunity.

From Science Daily • Apr. 5, 2026

For resourceful parents, children present a massive potential for ad sponsorships.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

It was not immediately clear whether other service members involved in the rescue mission sustained injuries, or whether the U.S. military suffered any other potential setbacks.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2026

"Engineers have been using the vent heaters to melt any potential ice that may be clogging the line," Nasa said, adding that they were continuing to orient the vent toward the Sun.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 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