potential
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Waiting for a call back about a potential water leak at the home she rents out in Lompoc, Calif., Alex Taylor was once again fed up.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 15, 2026
Importantly, this potential for change may work in both directions.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 14, 2026
It said potential applications in South Africa included healthcare, education, criminal justice, public administration and public procurement.
From Barron's ● Nov. 14, 2026
School leaders said they weren’t sure which current activities would cross the line and would likely scale back anything questionable because the potential penalty is so severe.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 14, 2026
At Mirror Tech we’re dedicated to optimizing human potential.
From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste
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
Other analysts are also optimistic about the company’s growth potentials.
From Barron's ● Nov. 19, 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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