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potentially

[puh-ten-shuh-lee] / pəˈtɛn ʃə li /
ADVERB
conceivably
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Mammoth Resorts Communications Manager Emily van Greuning said the resort had received 1 to 3 inches of snowfall since Tuesday night, with more snow expected Thursday and potentially throughout the week.

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026

"The other thing that's really going to potentially affect us this year with this drought is a lower yield," he explained.

From BBC • May 27, 2026

They are also looking at potentially problematic tactics around the changing of ticket categories.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

The one caveat though, Treyz says, is the war in Iran, with the U.S. potentially using tariffs against countries like the United Kingdom, France, and Canada if they don’t assist the U.S.

From Barron's • May 27, 2026

But in western Eurasia only one of several potentially useful wild species was domesticated—probably because that one spread so quickly that people soon stopped gathering the other wild relatives and ate only the crop.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond




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