potential
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The less predictable the system and the greater the potential harm, the stronger that justification and oversight have to be.
From The Wall Street Journal β Sep. 15, 2026
North West Ambulance Service later began investigating potential inappropriate access to patient records by some of its staff.
From BBC β Sep. 15, 2026
Leading AI executives and researchers have issued increasingly stark warnings about the potential dangers of powerful systems, prompting calls from lawmakers in both parties for new safeguards.
From Barron's β Sep. 15, 2026
In an interview with MarketWatch, he cited their earnings growth, an expanding U.S. economy and the so-called hyperscalers’ investment in artificial intelligence as helping small-cap stocks to withstand a potential rate increase.
From MarketWatch β Sep. 15, 2026
I’d been too eager, and she’d eyed me suspiciously as I rambled on about deciding to live to my full potential.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
In conventional stainless steel, the chromium based protective layer can break down at high electrical potentials.
From Science Daily β May 10, 2026
Despite being the world's top cassava producer, "when it comes to the yield, actual yield potentials and all of that, we are still way behind", Diebiru-Ojo said.
From Barron's β Oct. 15, 2025
Virgil is an inspirational captain, a cool, calm defender who emits an aura of control that enables the rest of the team playing to fulfil their potentials.
From BBC β Apr. 17, 2025
A couple of potentials he liked — Blood Reign and King’s Rain — linking the new band to Slayer’s best-known album, 1986’s “Reign in Blood,” were already in circulation.
From Los Angeles Times β Aug. 20, 2024
As with other human learning potentials, there is a wide range of music aptitude levels distributed among the human population.
From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin
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