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potential

[puh-ten-shuhl] / pəˈtɛn ʃəl /




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Qualcomm did not immediately respond to a request for comment on its potential work with OpenAI.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 27, 2026

The first potential goalkeeper tactical timeout trial would simply follow that logic.

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026

After signing up Elon Musk and his TeraFab project as a customer, investors are excited about the potential for more customers for its third-party chip manufacturing technology.

From Barron's • Apr. 27, 2026

The South Korean car-component maker facesfurther chip price hikes as a potential downside risk, with management guiding for a 50% jump in semiconductor purchasing costs this year to $340 million, the analysts say.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026

When he’d started Scion, he’d told potential investors that, because he was in the business of making unfashionable bets, they should evaluate him over the long term—say, five years.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis




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