potential
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Miad Maleki, a former Treasury sanctions official, said the partial border closures had the potential to further destabilize Iran’s economy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
“This shift will also reduce competing rail traffic and shorten potential weather-related delays for other carriers, including Amtrak Pacific Surfliner and freight trains, that operate along the beachfront corridor near San Clemente.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026
They said a parliamentary group on African repatriation had highlighted "ethical concerns" over the display of such remains due to the "constant disregard" of potential wishes and intentions of ancestors who buried them.
From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026
This might be because some people don’t realize that there is a variety of annuity investment products, some of which may address their specific concerns about risk, potential returns and time commitments.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 23, 2026
“One potential glitch, as far as I can see: What if dead Edward says yes?”
From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood
The team also used pattern visual evoked potentials – a painless test that measured how well signals travelled from the retina to the visual cortex.
From BBC ● Apr. 22, 2026
To make the system more powerful, the researchers combined the framework with machine learning potentials that capture how atoms interact and move.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 15, 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
A few of us agreed to help the coach run a clinic during the upcoming summer for the new varsity potentials to prep for the fall season.
From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed
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