potential
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“It’s also a potential hit to home values and those with their wealth tied up in home equity.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026
Amazon.com CEO Andy Jassy is similarly sanguine about potential job losses to AI.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026
But it estimated, when potential economic savings from improved road safety were also taken into account, the policy would cost £4.54bn over 30 years to the Welsh economy.
From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026
It offers a potential alternative to traditional batteries, which contain toxic and flammable materials, rely on complex global supply chains, and contribute to growing electronic waste.
From Science Daily • Apr. 19, 2026
There’s, like, ten different potential historical traumas that have messed us up enough that we can still talk to dead people, I guess.”
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
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