How to Use raise the possibility in a Sentence
raise the possibility
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Fleming was the first to raise the possibility of a Pottsville curse.
—Greg Moore, The Arizona Republic, 15 Jan. 2022
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Khesin and co raise the possibility that the same technique could also provide copy protection in the quantum world.
—The Physics Arxiv Blog, Discover Magazine, 3 Aug. 2022
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Thursday's protests -- and the developments since -- also raise the possibility of worse things to come.
—Rukshana Rizwie, CNN, 2 Apr. 2022
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Putin’s actions since the invasion raise the possibility of such pressure.
—Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Foreign Affairs, 20 June 2023
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That could raise the possibility of a partial government shutdown.
—Lisa Hagen, Hartford Courant, 23 Jan. 2026
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So, if Trout won’t raise the possibility of waiving the no-trade provision in his contract, the Angels have to.
—Dylan Hernández, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2023
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Some argue against the concept of hycean worlds, point out that the signal is very weak, and raise the possibility that dimethyl sulfide can also form abiotically.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 28 Dec. 2025
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Mark Gurman, in 2021, was the first to raise the possibility of an iPad with a larger display.
—Maren Estrada, BGR, 29 Dec. 2022
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The dizzying rally in technology stocks this year has helped fuel the market recovery, but the scale of the gains raise the possibility of large drawdowns this fall.
—Francesca Fontana, WSJ, 11 Sep. 2020
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Behaviors such as these raise the possibility that whatever mimicry takes place in this species is not based on theory of mind, but a process that is more akin to trial-and-error learning.
—Sofia Quaglia, Discover Magazine, 25 Apr. 2023
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The findings raise the possibility that shifts in gut bacteria help drive the aging process—and that protecting these microbes could help people lead longer, healthier lives.
—Melinda Wenner Moyer, Scientific American, 14 Oct. 2021
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Border and his colleagues are not the first to raise the possibility of spurious genetic correlations.
—Grace Huckins, WIRED, 12 Dec. 2022
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That may cause flash flooding and raise the possibility of mudslides in Central America later this weekend.
—Leigh Morgan, al, 7 Oct. 2022
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While auctions raise the possibility that better offers could be forthcoming, the likelihood that a stalking horse bidder could end up out of the picture isn’t all that common.
—Vicki M. Young, Sourcing Journal, 4 Sep. 2024
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The memo did not raise the possibility that additional evidence existed that officials were unaware of or had not reviewed.
—Arkansas Online, 25 Dec. 2025
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Schredl and Erlacher also raise the possibility that the cognitive impairment brought on by fever might contribute to the strangeness of dreams.
—Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 26 Aug. 2022
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The board initially rejected the deal, prompting Rothman to raise the possibility of resigning.
—Erin Clack, PEOPLE, 4 Apr. 2026
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James Provost Of course, allowing unfettered modding of the K5’s transceiver does raise the possibility of abuse.
—IEEE Spectrum, 27 Mar. 2024
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These findings raise the possibility that visual attention deficits, present from a very early age, are at least in part responsible for the challenges characteristic of dyslexia.
—Matthew H. Schneps, Scientific American, 1 Jan. 2015
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But that political weakness could raise the possibility of another military coup, Kurlantzick warned.
—Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 1 Sep. 2025
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These findings raise the possibility that ZBP1 may play a dual role in how the body responds to viral and bacterial infections.
—Hayley Muendlein, The Conversation, 17 Aug. 2022
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Opponents argued that case-by-case reviews are too subjective and raise the possibility or perception of bias, potentially triggering lawsuits.
—Katy Read, Star Tribune, 22 Sep. 2020
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Those mutations raise the possibility that the variant could reduce the effectiveness of the coronavirus vaccines, although more study is needed to arrive at a conclusive answer.
—Aidin Vaziri, SFChronicle.com, 18 Jan. 2021
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The union did not offer to take a pay cut in its ongoing dialogue with Major League Baseball on starting the season, but did raise the possibility of deferrals for the first time.
—Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 1 June 2020
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Isacoff and his colleagues have carried out experiments of their own that raise the possibility that other optogenetic proteins could make retinal cells sensitive enough to detect light without the help of goggles.
—BostonGlobe.com, 24 May 2021
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Cronenberg’s genius consists in his rare ability to see that elevation can attend disgust, and almost all his movies raise the possibility that a hideous ordeal might double as a reprieve from banality.
—Becca Rothfeld, The New Yorker, 17 Feb. 2024
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The direct effects on internet speech are obvious—these proposals, though thankfully not yet gaining broad traction, in and of themselves raise the possibility of implementation.
—Justin Sherman, Wired, 7 Oct. 2020
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The closures come while MLB owners and players try to negotiate a deal to begin the season, and raise the possibility the virus outbreak could scuttle all attempts at starting up this year.
—Josephy Wilson and Jamey Keaten, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 June 2020
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Settling the Dominion case could raise the possibility of a settlement with Smartmatic, which has made claims similar to Dominion’s.
—Elahe Izadi, Washington Post, 18 Apr. 2023
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Despite the lack of beauty points, Miami has put together a three-game winning streak to bring coach Manny Diaz off the hot seat and raise the possibility of an eight-win regular season.
—Paul Myerberg, USA TODAY, 7 Nov. 2021
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