prospect
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The film stars James Rottger and Elle Watson as Cameron and Eilidh - mismatched flatmates who face the prospect of parenthood after a one-night stand.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
And the prospect of one of Test cricket's greatest turnarounds was raised when England were reduced to 2-2 in the opening over.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
Top prospect Josue De Paula makes his Dodgers debut, taking over at designated hitter for the Dodgers in a 6-2 win over the Miami Marlins.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2026
The prospect of growing U.S. involvement in security operations on their soil has drawn concerns about sovereignty and accountability.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026
Oliver, alarmed by the prospect of Hyacinth crying again, suggested that they go downstairs so she could show him her collection of buttons.
From "The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street" by Karina Yan Glaser
Treasury yields in particular after they recently surged to multiyear highs, influenced by inflation concerns caused by Brent crude oil prices jumping well above $100 a barrel and rising rate-hike prospects.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
He oversaw the Heat’s scouting department and evaluation of draft, professional and G League prospects.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
“Vance came away from some of his conversations with deep concerns about the overall strategy and the prospects for success,” the article says.
From Slate ● Sep. 11, 2026
If demography were destiny, then the long-term prospects of these countries’ equities would be dismal.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 11, 2026
“Don’t worry about it, Sonny,” Jake said when I expressed my lack of prospects as far as women were concerned.
From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam
With little formal education, Mulholland had left his native Ireland in his teens, worked steamer ships on the Great Lakes, labored in lumber camps and prospected for gold.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
JOHANNESBURG—For years, hundreds of illegal miners known locally as zama zamas prospected for gold on this patch of land on the outskirts of the city with hammers and chisels in hand-dug tunnels.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 27, 2026
Small fragments of the specimen were "prospected" using ultraviolet lights at night.
From Salon ● Feb. 4, 2023
Bolsonaro’s father prospected for gold at Serra Pelada, where Dirceu first saw gold mining, and the president sometimes draws on his upbringing to rally support from prospectors.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 12, 2022
The territory has not even been thoroughly prospected; and the future yield of the royal metal will far eclipse its past production.
It followed the Palin family engaging in activities such as fishing, prospecting for gold and camping in the region.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 26, 2026
The rise in clicks on his posts -- and the related increase in commissions he makes on sales of products he uses in his prospecting -- has generated a new income source for James.
From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2025
But with gold prices reaching record highs, he’s taken up a new one: prospecting.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2025
That money's up to over $100 million today, but the point is that with all of the negotiations, all that prospecting, the guy that was bussing the table had the most money in the room.
From Salon ● May 18, 2024
An old sign was propped against the wall: gold prospecting supplies.
From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan
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"The Odyssey" by Homer, Books 19–24
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