prospect
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Only 45% of Latino voters in California felt “proud” about the prospect of a Latino governor, according to a Berkeley IGS poll released last week.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026
It has stirred a mix of excitement at the prospect of new jobs and investment, and worry about possible environmental damage.
From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2026
Still, the prospect of renewed fighting between Washington and Tehran remains a concern.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026
Marko Ivezic could have taken away any prospect of a Hearts' revival had he taken a big chance from close range.
From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026
“Hush, he’s in the garden! I forgot the confounded jelly, but it can’t be helped now,” said John, surveying the prospect with an anxious eye.
From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
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Gold futures settled lower as a volatile oil market kept investors concerned about inflation and prospects for higher interest rates.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2026
The typical example of “Anakin-posting” expresses rage at a stagnant economy or lack of prospects by sharing images of Christensen’s Anakin looking stoic.
From Salon ● Nov. 3, 2026
You can always keep up to date with the long-range prospects by checking our latest monthly outlook.
From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026
The company painted a better-than-expected picture of its financial prospects during last week’s investor day, noting a target for positive free cash flow during the second half of the fiscal year that ends next May.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 2, 2026
The prospects for success were remote at best.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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With little formal education, Mulholland had left his native Ireland in his teens, worked steamer ships on the Great Lakes, labored in lumber camps and prospected for gold.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
JOHANNESBURG—For years, hundreds of illegal miners known locally as zama zamas prospected for gold on this patch of land on the outskirts of the city with hammers and chisels in hand-dug tunnels.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 27, 2026
Small fragments of the specimen were "prospected" using ultraviolet lights at night.
From Salon ● Feb. 4, 2023
Bolsonaro’s father prospected for gold at Serra Pelada, where Dirceu first saw gold mining, and the president sometimes draws on his upbringing to rally support from prospectors.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 12, 2022
He could not keep her here and leave her alone while he prospected.
From Snowdrift A Story of the Land of the Strong Cold by James B. (James Beardsley) Hendryx
Egypt's border force said in June that it had seized 86 tonnes of gold ore along with amateur prospecting equipment.
From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026
Once little more than a dirt path used by prospecting gold miners, it later became one of the country’s first pedestrian-only promenades when the city closed it off to traffic in the 1970s.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026
Though “mine” implies tunnels, the prospecting at La Ciénega took place over a vast area — about 14,000 acres — largely near the surface.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2025
The rise in clicks on his posts -- and the related increase in commissions he makes on sales of products he uses in his prospecting -- has generated a new income source for James.
From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2025
Inside, the walls were decorated with real prospecting tools.
From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls
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Vocabulary lists containing prospect
"The Odyssey" by Homer, Books 19–24
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