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promising

[prom-uh-sing] / ˈprɒm ə sɪŋ /


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Chow said the partnership is off to a promising start.

From Los Angeles Times • May 16, 2026

A screen identified 14 promising stocks that recaptured 200-day moving averages and had 2026 sales estimates fall no more than 2%.

From Barron's • May 14, 2026

I’ve been reading with horror about the Food and Drug Administration’s recent rejection of Replimune RP1 injection, one of the most promising drugs to fight metastatic melanoma in recent years.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

Thirdly, the government is promising better cross-Pennine links, over and above the improvements that are already under way.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

They considered it promising primarily because of the man who proposed it.

From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow




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