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promising

adjective as in hopeful

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Hateful messages promising revenge were spray painted in Hebrew on the outside of the building, the photographs showed.

Now, the new boss is promising to make major changes.

Mr. Powell remains one of today’s most promising leading men, but he’s running in place here.

But lowering drug prices and giving people options for buying them is a promising first step.

One of L.A.’s most promising young musicians can trace her career back to the moment she decided to run away from home.