potential
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Now Kimi was a member of the Mercedes driver academy, Marco could stop worrying about money, and start focusing on helping his son achieve his full potential.
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
Developing previously neglected parts of the countryside is another potential benefit.
From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026
Xi spoke for 40 minutes, folding Jiang’s legacy into his own, and closed with a warning rather than a tribute: “On the new journey ahead, we must heighten our sense of vigilance against potential dangers.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
The claims in the current case also significantly expand Meta’s potential liability, experts said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
If our potential losses are fixed it would seem to me based on how much we have lost that they should be a tiny part of the portfolio now.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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
Between the major groups of insecticides, and between them and other chemicals, there are interactions that have serious potentials.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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