potentially

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Knock-on outages from power cuts caused by extreme heat could impact digital payments, transport services and public services, potentially costing "billions", external, warned the independent Climate Change Committee, in a report published in May.

From BBC • Jul. 1, 2026

Thus, companies like Havana Docks could seek monetary judgments over and over again, potentially raising due process concerns about disproportionate payouts.

From Slate • Jul. 1, 2026

As could the risk of South32 shareholders and South32 itself potentially selling Alcoa shares they receive as part of the sale, says the bank.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 1, 2026

The company is also doubling down on consumer electronics with smart glasses and is considering a new prediction-market app called Arena, potentially in partnership with Polymarket and Kalshi, according to The New York Times.

From Barron's • Jul. 1, 2026

Because technology begets more technology, the importance of an invention’s diffusion potentially exceeds the importance of the original invention.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond