prospective
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The audit report, published in 2022, called for a series of emergency regulations to be implemented within one year to “protect the health and safety of current and prospective hospice patients.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026
Mr. Vance might follow the example of a current prospective rival.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
Kentucky holds that prosecutors may not use peremptory strikes to exclude prospective jurors on the basis of race.
From Slate • Apr. 10, 2026
“The decrease in rates represents a positive development for prospective home buyers and could spark a more favorable spring home-buying season than last year,” said Sam Khater, chief economist at Freddie Mac.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 9, 2026
“I have a right to speak, not only as Rebecca’s cousin, but as her prospective husband, had she lived.”
From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier
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