prospect
Example Sentences
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Tech company fortunes appear to have been buoyed by the prospect of an extended U.S.-Iran cease-fire—initially set to expire April 22.
From Barron's • Apr. 17, 2026
A recent piece in Thompson’s Atlantic called this prospect “terrifying” and proposed a suite of solutions: disclosure policies, editor training on A.I. tells, detection software, penalties for violators.
From Slate • Apr. 17, 2026
"A lot of clubs like ours are living hand to mouth and that amount of money really makes a difference to the long-term prospect of the club," he added.
From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026
He was a superstar prospect in high school who eschewed a scholarship to Stanford to sign with the New York Mets, who had selected him in the first round of the 1980 draft.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
I’d also been invited to visit several schools and was excited at the prospect of eventually competing for a top-ranked team.
From "Courage to Soar" by Simone Biles
Vocabulary lists containing prospect
"The Odyssey" by Homer, Books 19–24
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Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
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A Doll's House
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