potential
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“Bessent’s saying here that he’s watching the U.S. Treasury market very closely and as a corollary that there are some potential tail risks that he needs to manage.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
Nearly $29bn in potential refunds is undergoing review by trade authorities, while another $1.6bn remains stuck because importers have not yet supplied their banking details.
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026
He was the latest in a series of internet personalities targeted in Mexico, dramatizing the potential dangers of social media presence and commentary.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
Catalent had already slashed its guidance, the FDA had raised concerns about contamination in some of its plants, and Lilly is a customer, creating a potential conflict of interest.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 5, 2026
On a nearby rock cliff, a crew member painted a memorial, a potential headstone for them all, Advance, AD 1853–1854.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
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He said a UK-wide position was needed around the "appropriate regulation not just of existing technology and platforms but the potentials of the futures through AI."
From BBC ● Jan. 12, 2026
Despite being the world's top cassava producer, "when it comes to the yield, actual yield potentials and all of that, we are still way behind", Diebiru-Ojo said.
From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2025
A couple of potentials he liked — Blood Reign and King’s Rain — linking the new band to Slayer’s best-known album, 1986’s “Reign in Blood,” were already in circulation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2024
Simply put, ERG consists of taking measurements of the electrical potentials generated by neurons and other cells in the retina from the surface of the cornea.
From Science Daily ● May 13, 2024
As with other human learning potentials, there is a wide range of music aptitude levels distributed among the human population.
From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin
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