potential
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The government's planned change will double the potential closure time.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
“I’m a huge fan of small retail investors,” he wrote in a 2020 tweet about a potential public offering of SpaceX or its Starlink business.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
Clemetson said that Affinity asked for help over the years, such as potential rent reductions, but that the Primm family was unaware of Affinity’s finances.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
Shah admits that Uncle Sam could contribute to volatility, as markets try to handicap these potential worries.
From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026
“A great many costumes went into this one costume,” she thought, pleased with both her disguise and the potential math lesson, but there was no time to solve the costume/costumes problem just now.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
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