promising

Example Sentences

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Unfortunately, the news, while promising, won’t provide immediate relief for the more than 70 million U.S. adults who suffer from chronic lower back pain.

From The Wall Street Journal

That land already had greater Kansas City’s interstate loop running through it, promising easy access.

From The Wall Street Journal

Since this summer, things have started to look promising again for biotech.

From Barron's

While the findings point to a promising strategy, Wu cautions that clinical applications will take time.

From Science Daily

Many promising natural compounds exist only in extremely small quantities within plants, making them expensive or impractical to produce using traditional laboratory methods.

From Science Daily