prospective
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On May 22, Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission outlined a suite of additional rules, including a requirement that prospective customers’ funds originated outside of mainland China.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026
Some of the backlash came after AI-generated photos appeared on social media, imagining well-dressed affluent women as prospective customers for the service.
From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026
Former Republican congressman George Santos has also been identified as a prospective applicant.
From Salon • May 31, 2026
Doubts over the sector and low prospective returns meant that energy majors have so far largely stayed away, preferring to invest in biofuels, said Mutrelle.
From Barron's • May 31, 2026
The identity of the prospective bride was no secret to the parents of our young men, and no family was willing to shoulder so blatant a risk.
From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri
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Common Senses: Spec, Spect, Spic ("Look")
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