potential
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Batygin and Brown argued that something with a large gravitational pull must be affecting their orbit, and proposed planet nine as a potential explanation.
From Science Daily • Jun. 9, 2026
Despite recent foreign-exchange intervention, the Japanese currency has weakened again to near the 160 threshold against the dollar, a level seen as a potential trigger for more government action.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
Bloom Energy, Astera Labs, Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Heico, Rocket Cos. and Reddit look like potential additions because they are among the largest companies by market capitalization that meet the index’s other criteria.
From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026
That said, OpenAI on Monday said that it had not made a decision on the timing of its potential offering.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 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
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