prospective

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After meeting prospective surrogate Annie Peverelle at an earlier Surrogacy UK event, they got to know each other and Peverelle offered to carry the couple's baby for them.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

A planned $150 million funding deal with a prospective tenant fell through in December, which sent Fermi stock tumbling.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

On Dec. 12, the stock had plunged a record 33.8% after Fermi said its first prospective client had terminated a tenant agreement.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 30, 2026

The researchers examined six randomized controlled trials and 13 prospective cohort studies.

From Science Daily • Mar. 29, 2026

One is long life expectancy, which in principle should give prospective inventors the years necessary to accumulate technical knowledge, as well as the patience and security to embark on long development programs yielding delayed rewards.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond