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prospective

[pruh-spek-tiv] / prəˈspɛk tɪv /


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Prospective home buyers should pay attention to mortgage rates after this afternoon’s decision by the Federal Reserve to to cut interest rates.

From Barron's • Dec. 10, 2025

Prospective buyers are backing off because even though monthly mortgage payments are down 1.2% year over year, housing costs are still high.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 5, 2025

There was an even bigger incentive offered by Pace: Prospective applicants who visit are promised an additional $1,000 a year of financial aid if they enroll.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 25, 2025

The study drew on blood protein biomarker data from the PHRI-led Prospective Urban and Rural Epidemiological study, an international research initiative.

From Science Daily • Nov. 3, 2025

Prospective parents arrived and mingled with the busloads of kids, who came with social workers.

From "Counting by 7s" by Holly Goldberg Sloan




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