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prospect

[pros-pekt] / ˈprɒs pɛkt /




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Stock futures pointed sharply higher as Wall Street weighted the prospect of divided government.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 4, 2026

Only 45% of Latino voters in California felt “proud” about the prospect of a Latino governor, according to a Berkeley IGS poll released last week.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026

The prospect of Congress coming to a standstill weighed on the dollar and Treasury yields, with observers pointing out that such a scenario would restrict spending.

From Barron's ● Nov. 4, 2026

After returning from the front, many soldiers feel alienated as they face the daunting prospect of rebuilding their relationships and careers in the civilian world.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026

On September 28, General Ludendorff informed Kaiser Wilhelm that there was now no prospect of winning the war.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman

The typical example of “Anakin-posting” expresses rage at a stagnant economy or lack of prospects by sharing images of Christensen’s Anakin looking stoic.

From Salon ● Nov. 3, 2026

The company painted a better-than-expected picture of its financial prospects during last week’s investor day, noting a target for positive free cash flow during the second half of the fiscal year that ends next May.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 2, 2026

"This in turn will act as a magnet for talented people all over the UK who will hone their genius in the city and further enhance its prospects."

From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026

And JetBlue Airways executives tried to calm investors’ nerves about its long-term prospects.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

Jesse, having no other real prospects, grabbed the chance.

From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz

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

The coal for which Roy Karlsen prospected will, most likely, never be extracted.

From Scientific American ● Nov. 18, 2019

In 1779 he prospected at French Lick, returned to Watauga, raised a colony, and in the fall led it forth.

From The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 by Herbert Eugene Bolton

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

Once little more than a dirt path used by prospecting gold miners, it later became one of the country’s first pedestrian-only promenades when the city closed it off to traffic in the 1970s.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 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

In January, the government proposed opening 70 new blocs to prospecting, more than half of them in the Arctic waters of the Barents Sea.

From Barron's ● Mar. 14, 2026

Tex John Smith was presumed to be prospecting for gold somewhere in Alaska—though lawmen, despite great effort, had been unable to locate him.

From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote


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