prospective
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Anthropic is meeting with prospective investors this week and shares are expected to start trading Thursday of next week.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 10, 2026
The DfE then pledged to "improve the current information that is provided to prospective borrowers" including "the impact of salary progression" on monthly repayments.
From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026
The process requires sworn statements and identifying information from prospective voters.
From Salon ● Oct. 31, 2026
In October 2025, the New York Times reported internal estimates, as summarized by the Verge, that automation could let Amazon avoid more than 160,000 prospective U.S. hires by 2027, saving about 30 cents per item.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 28, 2026
The adoption lawyer sent over a huge folder of prospective families, each of them more eager looking than the next.
From "Far from the Tree" by Robin Benway
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