could
Example Sentences
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That development could lead to further compensation increases.
Members of Sylvester's Community Advisory Committee encouraged researchers to investigate whether living near these sites could affect cancer risk.
From Science Daily
All of which has created a shortage that, according to some analysts, could eventually push up prices of electronics, with video game consoles high on the list of potential casualties.
From BBC
The central bank warned, however, that inflation could exceed its forecast if the Korean won continues to weaken against the U.S. dollar, which could push up import costs.
Those engineers soon asked him if he could buy it for the office.
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