potential
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Lozano points to weather and climate monitoring as one potential application.
From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026
This jibes with the challenge hypothesis, which says, in multiple species, testosterone levels rise when males battle for attention from potential mates and go down when it’s time to take care of the young.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
There are those who might get behind Bosnia-Herzegovina given they were the team who eventually took Wales' potential spot in Group B, although that might be too triggering for some.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
The company has filed confidentially filed for an IPO and the Wall Street Journal reported that it had engaged Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs to advise on a potential listing in September.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026
But even as I marveled at my baby sister’s potential, I couldn’t shake the nagging feeling that something wasn’t quite right with the boy in front of me.
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall
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