potential
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To call him bullish about the technology’s potential would be an understatement.
From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026
The two Nuvalent drugs have potential to generate peak sales of $3.75 billion combined by improving the efficacy and tolerability of existing treatments, UBS says.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
Early last year, Trump Jr. joined the company’s leadership for a meeting in South Florida with potential investors from Saudi Arabia, according to two people familiar with the matter.
From Salon • Jun. 11, 2026
Following reports of a potential breach, the council said officers carried out an investigation and served an enforcement notice on 19 February 2020.
From BBC • Jun. 11, 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
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