potential
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Bulgaria's second largest city was selected for its "strong overall proposition, combining the venue and technical potential" - including hotel capacity, transport and international travel.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
As Seoul boomed in the 1970s and 1980s the neighbourhood enjoyed cheap rents and a constant foot traffic of potential customers by the time Song arrived in 1984.
From Barron's ● Aug. 13, 2026
The government analysis said there were "potential trade-offs" that include more administrative costs and less flexibility for companies, including making it "harder for employers to respond to changes in demand".
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
Defined-outcome funds use options contracts, a kind of financial derivative, to limit investors’ potential losses over a given period, with the protection typically coming at the cost of a cap on gains.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 12, 2026
As Turner states, the idea that the “performing arts” must always be performed onstage to be valid detracts from their use to develop and explore the emotional, cognitive, social development and human potential.
From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin
"Advances in AI system performance unlock new potentials for automation," said Milan Nedeljkovic, who is BMW's head of production and is set to take over as CEO in May.
From Barron's ● Mar. 4, 2026
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 ● 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 ● Aug. 20, 2024
Without action potentials, a neuron's communication with other cells is greatly suppressed or even silenced.
From Science Daily ● May 24, 2024
Between the major groups of insecticides, and between them and other chemicals, there are interactions that have serious potentials.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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