potential
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Or, given my age, lack of other assets and upcoming transition into retirement, does it make sense to diversify and add some fixed income — even if that means giving up some potential long-term growth?
From MarketWatch β Aug. 29, 2026
"We even see the potential for Western Australia to strengthen its energy independence during times of crisis through access to this naturally generated hydrogen."
From Science Daily β Aug. 29, 2026
He added that autonomous freight has the potential to create new jobs.
From Los Angeles Times β Aug. 29, 2026
Polls show him badly trailing in his race against Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff, who has gone from an under-the-radar freshman senator to a potential President McDreamBoat in Democrats’ eyes over the past couple of months.
From Slate β Aug. 29, 2026
Jim had managed to turn potential disaster into something affirmative.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
The team also used pattern visual evoked potentials – a painless test that measured how well signals travelled from the retina to the visual cortex.
From BBC β Apr. 22, 2026
"This will unlock long term value for all our shareholders because it will allow both companies to tap fully into their respective growth potentials," Busch said on Thursday.
From Barron's β Nov. 13, 2025
A couple of potentials he liked — Blood Reign and King’s Rain — linking the new band to Slayer’s best-known album, 1986’s “Reign in Blood,” were already in circulation.
From Los Angeles Times β Aug. 20, 2024
These gradients, maintained by specialized pumps, require large energy expenditure to generate varying transmembrane electrical potentials.
From Science Daily β Apr. 24, 2024
Between the major groups of insecticides, and between them and other chemicals, there are interactions that have serious potentials.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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