potential
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Once a potential investment passes an initial screening, a team builds financial models and meets with prospective partners to pressure-test the viability of a deal.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
One of O'Neill's most trusted lieutenants, he's contracted until 2030 but reports have suggested a potential return to Spain, so just how important is he to Celtic?
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026
But that much new supply, and worries over potential sales, could push SpaceX’s share price even lower.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 3, 2026
There’s also the potential for a lawsuit to halt implementation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2026
They also staged tests—such as introducing Tao Tao to potential foes.
From "Camp Panda" by Catherine Thimmesh
He said a UK-wide position was needed around the "appropriate regulation not just of existing technology and platforms but the potentials of the futures through AI."
From BBC ● Jan. 12, 2026
Other analysts are also optimistic about the company’s growth potentials.
From Barron's ● Nov. 19, 2025
A couple of potentials he liked — Blood Reign and King’s Rain — linking the new band to Slayer’s best-known album, 1986’s “Reign in Blood,” were already in circulation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2024
These gradients, maintained by specialized pumps, require large energy expenditure to generate varying transmembrane electrical potentials.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 24, 2024
Moreover, both music aptitude and music achievement are dependent on audiation; i.e., our music learning potentials and our music learning achievements are based on our music thinking.
From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin
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