promising

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But after promising loan spells at Blackburn and Hull, opportunities dried up under Arne Slot and Morton found himself at a crossroads.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

"This circuit of dysfunction between lung and immune cells makes for a promising new therapeutic target."

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026

Since then, for a host of complicated and mostly unforeseeable reasons, disparate circumstances across the region incline, slowly, in a promising direction.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

This season, Air Force has found another tall, promising prospect in 6-5 Malakye Matsumoto from Sherman Oaks Notre Dame High.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

The sun had not risen above the horizon, but it cast a bright glow into the heavens, promising a fair day.

From "The Door in the Wall" by Marguerite de Angeli