prospect
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Oil hit its wartime high—and its highest level since 2022—on the prospect of renewed U.S. strikes on Iran and a months-long blockage of the Strait of Hormuz.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026
The prospect of the strait -- through which a fifth of world oil and gas passes -- being closed for months more sent crude surging to the highest level since 2022, after Russia invaded Ukraine.
From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026
His size and improving skills make him a good volleyball prospect for the future.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026
A councillor has raised the prospect of the ongoing Custom House Quay and Carlton Place project - which aims to regenerate the local waterfront - allowing river travel to be possible.
From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026
Although many of these antisuffrage sentiments may seem ludicrous to us today, they were taken seriously by those who felt threatened by the prospect of women attaining the ballot.
From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler
Vocabulary lists containing prospect
"The Odyssey" by Homer, Books 19–24
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Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
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A Doll's House
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