prospect
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The prospect now is that not just his business, but his home on the other side of the dyke that protects the village from the water, could be lost.
From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026
The prospect of such a blockade could set off a high-stakes battle that tests which side has the higher threshold for pain—Tehran or global markets.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026
She’s an older prospect at 24 but still kind of raw.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2026
Chip making stocks have rallied in recent days on the prospect of a lasting truce between the U.S. and Iran.
From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026
The dreadful prospect of that bonded work had never seemed as real to me as it did at that moment.
From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo
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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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