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potentiality

[puh-ten-shee-al-i-tee] / pəˌtɛn ʃiˈæl ɪ ti /


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Recall that the internet had supposedly rewritten the book on investment value and human potentiality.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 9, 2026

Today’s teens face a yawning chasm of potentiality.

From Slate Aug. 3, 2024

The participants were surveyed between workshops and asked to rank indicators related to the future potentiality of the technology.

From Science Daily Mar. 26, 2024

Classic Hollywood directors like David Lean and Douglas Sirk knew the amorous potentiality contained in the human face, harnessing its elastic electricity to illuminate soaring embraces and aching breakups.

From New York Times Feb. 9, 2024

Since one cannot bespeak until one has been bespoken, until the telepathic potentiality has been sensitized by one clear reception, I had to get through to him first.

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin

They are important because they reaffirm the place of form and imagination in times that would deny their potentialities.

From New York Times Jul. 28, 2022

The question, of course, is whether the manifestly exciting potentialities of space will include a practical and affordable role for humans.

From The Guardian Jul. 20, 2019

To be truly useful, an analogy must be precise not only in its actualities but in its potentialities.

From Washington Post Oct. 6, 2017

I would argue that Dylan writes his poetry in a way that takes full advantage of the potentialities of performance.

From Salon Apr. 15, 2017

Furthermore, initiation into the magnificent world of science brings great esthetic satisfaction, inspiration to youth, fulfillment of the desire to know, and a deeper appreciation of the wonderful potentialities and achievements of the human mind.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin




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