promising

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Although the results are promising, additional testing will be needed to determine whether the technology can operate effectively on an industrial scale while maintaining its high carbon capture capacity.

From Science Daily • Jun. 11, 2026

Infantino was elected to the top job by promising to tap in to FIFA’s vast cash reserves to spread millions of dollars in development money to soccer associations around worldwide.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

The Business Secretary said the government was prepared to make bigger investments of taxpayer money in promising companies and create a cross-government concierge service to help companies get the skills, finance and support they need.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

Rather than putting out a dry statement promising to cooperate with the authorities, five employees crafted a jokey response saying the robbers had taken KitKat’s “have a break” slogan a little too literally.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

In 1945, sulfone drugs became the treatment of choice at Carville, and the results had been promising in the years since.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly