prospective

Example Sentences

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The researchers examined six randomized controlled trials and 13 prospective cohort studies.

From Science Daily • Mar. 29, 2026

Wealth managers prowl dental conferences for prospective clients.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

Find out whether your prospective adviser operates under a dual-registered model, where he may switch between fiduciary and nonfiduciary roles depending on the service.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 24, 2026

The university has confirmed the courses would cease, but declined to comment on the number of prospective students affected, saying the figure was "commercially sensitive".

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026

Instead, I devised an alternative plan, and told her that I preferred to marry a girl who was a relative of the queen’s, whom I found desirable as a prospective partner.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela