prospective

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Recent Examples of prospective The sport had also enjoyed enough cultural exposure to demystify it to new prospective gymgoers. Kelli María Korducki, HubSpot, 17 Oct. 2025 Bush said the prospective buyers he's spoken with share his vision for the store. Francesca Pica, jsonline.com, 17 Oct. 2025 In its new filing, Mangione’s defense team expressed concern about tainting the pool of prospective jurors. Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 17 Oct. 2025 Because more prospective immigrants want lawful permanent residency than the limited numbers of immigrant visas allow, not everyone can immediately get an immigrant visa. News Editor, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for prospective
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Adjective
  • Jon Pike, a philosophy professor at The Open University in England, argued that an open category should be created for transgender athletes to avoid any potential unfairness from biological males competing against girls and women.
    Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2025
  • So far, European countries have used the profits generated by such assets to financially aid Kyiv, but some countries have been concerned about further measures due to potential financial and legal issues.
    Silvia Amaro, CNBC, 17 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • His slashing playing style caught Lorch’s eye at a tournament in the summer of 1991, and the 13-year-old was soon on a plane with future pros Erick Barkley and Stephon Marbury to an event in Arizona.
    Luke Cyphers, Sportico.com, 17 Oct. 2025
  • North Kansas City, the small city with the Armour business district across the river from downtown Kansas City, has been floated as one of the possible contenders for a future Royals stadium.
    Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 17 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Besides religion, what are other possible reasons a person might have executed a forgery?
    JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 16 Oct. 2025
  • As Myles Lewis-Skelly dribbled up the left wing, the Brazilian made sure to come as central as possible before calling for a cross.
    Art de Roché, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025

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“Prospective.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prospective. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.

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