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promising

[prom-uh-sing] / ˈprɒm ə sɪŋ /


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Looking to tap in to the innovation, big drugmakers and investors are spending billions to lock up rights to promising Chinese-originated drug candidates like 3SBio’s.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026

But there might be another, less promising explanation, according to Krinsky: The correlation between bitcoin and software stocks may simply be starting to break down.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 10, 2026

Do any charts point to promising volatility trades?

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

"A thorough noise analysis is necessary to assess practical feasibility, but our first estimates are promising."

From Science Daily • Apr. 10, 2026

There doesn’t seem to be water for anyone, and no one’s promising anything anymore.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman




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