potential
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This isn’t all that uncommon: Trends crop up in filmmaking all the time, as potential narratives emerge from real-life events and cultural obsessions.
From Salon • May 25, 2026
Global stocks gained and oil prices retreated as investors eyed a potential deal between the U.S. and Iran that could open the Strait of Hormuz.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026
Workers who trust AI too much may accept inaccurate information without questioning it, while employees who distrust the technology completely may overlook its potential advantages.
From Science Daily • May 25, 2026
As the case dragged on and the flak kept coming, Police Scotland's then chief constable Sir Iain Livingstone said their "diligent, thorough and proportionate" criminal inquiry was looking at potential embezzlement.
From BBC • May 25, 2026
Knowing she had little hope of finding trained code breakers, she intended instead to search for novices with the potential to go far.
From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield
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