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Recent Examples of potentially
The best way to safeguard yourself from malicious links that install malware, potentially accessing your private information, is to have antivirus software installed on all your devices.
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Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 29 Jan. 2025
This suspension affects funding streams in healthcare, potentially impacting grants and financial support for health initiatives pending further administrative review.
—Chrissa McFarlane, Forbes, 29 Jan. 2025
The order could have potentially impacted hundreds of billions of dollars in government spending and halted public programs that affect millions of Americans.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN, 29 Jan. 2025
And with a Salt Lake Sundance, some events can stay in Park City — potentially the labs or other events — though most likely not the core premieres.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 28 Jan. 2025
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Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 29 Jan. 2025
This suspension affects funding streams in healthcare, potentially impacting grants and financial support for health initiatives pending further administrative review.
—Chrissa McFarlane, Forbes, 29 Jan. 2025
The order could have potentially impacted hundreds of billions of dollars in government spending and halted public programs that affect millions of Americans.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN, 29 Jan. 2025
And with a Salt Lake Sundance, some events can stay in Park City — potentially the labs or other events — though most likely not the core premieres.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 28 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for potentially
Adverb
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And while that was certainly true this year, the real winners in a lot of ways were the new additions to the guitar amplifier world.—
Josh Chesler,
SPIN,
29 Jan. 2025
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But his educational background in politics and Hellenic studies is certainly out of the ordinary.—
Michael S. Lubell,
Scientific American,
29 Jan. 2025
Adverb
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Both actors are clearly behaving well within the scope of the scene and with mutual respect and professionalism.—
Erin Keller,
Newsweek,
22 Jan. 2025
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Keeping Baalke in place clearly has provided pause, at the very least, for candidates.—
Rob Maaddi,
Orlando Sentinel,
22 Jan. 2025
Adverb
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There was definitely an element of big brother-little brother to their relationship, with Bowden always pushing up against the limits of Freeman and the school.—
Ryan Kartje,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Jan. 2025
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Your officiant should definitely know, and the chance of someone hearing about it through the grapevine is fairly high.—
Erin Clack,
People.com,
27 Jan. 2025
Adverb
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In a rare diplomatic triumph for the administration, those efforts helped Lebanon usher in a new president and prime minister, both of whom Hezbollah would surely have blocked were that group still powerful enough to do so.—
Andrew Exum,
The Atlantic,
26 Jan. 2025
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If he wasn't universally considered a star before fight night, Hughes surely is now.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
26 Jan. 2025
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After what was probably only mere seconds of bidding, Pringle secured the top bid at $7,000, which is worth about $57,000 today.—
Sara Pezzoni,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
19 Jan. 2025
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But tariffs would probably weigh on retailers like Ms. Bettencourt, who carries 75,000 items in her store, ranging from lawn mowers, chain saws, paint and barbecue sauce, to tropical fish, live reptiles, cookware and baby Carhartt overalls.—
Ana Swanson,
New York Times,
19 Jan. 2025
Adverb
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The first skill set is likely driven by micro-changes in the workforce, such as the demand for upskilling, diverse talent management of hybrid-remote and fully remote teams, and hybrid teams of freelancers combined with full-time employees.—
Rachel Wells,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
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It was first reported by Status earlier this month that Blitzer would likely relocate to CNN’s daytime schedule.—
Gabriela Silva,
TVLine,
23 Jan. 2025
Adverb
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If the first court convicts him and issues a prison term, Yoon would serve that sentence as the case possibly moves up to the Seoul High Court and Supreme Court.—
Kim Tong-Hyung,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Jan. 2025
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TikTok Users and the Five Stages of Grief The reactions across what may possibly serve as the final week of the app's operations in the U.S. have shown every one of the five stages of grief, and on the final day before the shutdown, acceptance is setting in.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
18 Jan. 2025
Adverb
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Prince will guide a receiver group that almost assuredly will include Jaylen Waddle and Malik Washington.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
25 Jan. 2025
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What Mayor Muriel Bowser, most assuredly, wants to do is build a new Commanders stadium 28 years after the team left RFK for what is now Northwest Stadium in Landover, Md.—
David Aldridge,
The Athletic,
24 Jan. 2025
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“Potentially.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/potentially. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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