prospect
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The looming multibillion-dollar hole in the budget raises the prospect of hospital cutbacks, staff layoffs and possible emergency room closures, they say.
From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026
“The bond market is reacting not only to Starmer’s potential departure, but also to who his successor could be, and to the prospect of a drawn-out leadership battle,” XTB’s Kathleen Brooks says in a note.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026
Asked about the prospect of US statehood, Rodriguez insisted her government was working with "a diplomatic cooperation agenda" with the United States.
From Barron's • May 11, 2026
Thailand's former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra was released early from prison on Monday, raising the prospect of a return to the spotlight for the political heavyweight.
From Barron's • May 10, 2026
No one was more upset at the prospect of a police strike than Boston’s mayor, Andrew J. Peters.
From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler
Vocabulary lists containing prospect
"The Odyssey" by Homer, Books 19–24
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Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
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A Doll's House
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