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prospect

[pros-pekt] / ˈprɒs pɛkt /




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And, if millions remember him only as the somewhat taciturn commander of the USS Enterprise, that prospect was not something that worried him.

From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026

That’s a troubling prospect, given the extent to which its rich valuation rests on expectations that its recent pace of growth will continue into the limitless future.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026

A quick glance down Second Avenue revealed a dispiriting array of closed security grilles—the sort of forlorn prospect that one might expect in Poughkeepsie or Cleveland, not New York, the once-proud “city that never sleeps.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026

France's central bank chief, who sits on the ECB's governing council, also downplayed the prospect of an intervention, saying that "conditions are not met" for the central bank to step in.

From Barron's ● Oct. 26, 2026

It was jiggling with delight at the prospect of telling Mama and Daddy about my day.

From "Ida B" by Katherine Hannigan

They had missed the playoffs in six straight seasons, and they were about to part with four highly regarded prospects expected to be at the center of their rebuild.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

Mark DiCamillo, the poll’s director, said previous surveys showed support for Proposition 40 has been fragile, and the most recent shows its prospects have dimmed as election day approaches.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026

And McDermott is keen for his side to stick to the blueprint that helped them thrash France 82-0 last weekend to keep slim prospects of a semi-final berth within their sights.

From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026

Drawn by better prospects in the US, Garcia headed north.

From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 2026

Each story generated more publicity, and Regina, while conflicted about her son’s prospects, tried to help Bobby by capitalizing on the attention.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

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

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

On Svalbard, a Kautokeino drilling company prospected for material that, two years later, wouldn’t be worth the money it costs to extract.

From Scientific American ● Nov. 18, 2019

I, however, "prospected" by carefully noting all I saw; and afterwards returned to England to join my touring concert party during the latter part of the month.

From The Mapleson Memoirs, vol I 1848-1888 by James H. Mapleson

Egypt's border force said in June that it had seized 86 tonnes of gold ore along with amateur prospecting equipment.

From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026

By covering more ground in less time, they could improve both resource prospecting and the search for signs of past life.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 8, 2026

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

He told the FBI that he had just returned from Mexico, where he'd been prospecting for gold.

From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple


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