potential
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Centennial was at a severe disadvantage by not having two potential starters available on its offensive line because of injuries.
From Los Angeles Times β Aug. 29, 2026
Is there something so odious about a potential reworked design that the only way to hustle it across the finish line is to give it a free pass?
From Los Angeles Times β Aug. 28, 2026
With the potential for extreme weather––past years have seen wind storms and torrential rains—festivalgoers are packing accordingly.
From The Wall Street Journal β Aug. 28, 2026
The weather in space has the potential to impact our lives here on Earth in a fundamental way.
From BBC β Aug. 28, 2026
But potential buyers would believe their fakes were authentic only if the Mona Lisa had really been stolen.
From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day
In conventional stainless steel, the chromium based protective layer can break down at high electrical potentials.
From Science Daily β May 10, 2026
He said a UK-wide position was needed around the "appropriate regulation not just of existing technology and platforms but the potentials of the futures through AI."
From BBC β Jan. 12, 2026
Other analysts are also optimistic about the company’s growth potentials.
From Barron's β Nov. 19, 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
Moreover, both music aptitude and music achievement are dependent on audiation; i.e., our music learning potentials and our music learning achievements are based on our music thinking.
From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin
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