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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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That’s certainly what some felt about Obama-era legislation called the Stop Online Piracy Act (or SOPA), which lawmakers quickly walked back after facing a really furious onslaught by the U.S. tech industry.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
29 Jan. 2025
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Dermatologists say there is certainly merit to the idea that toxic relationships take a toll on your skin, as well as your overall health, and thereby contribute to acne.—
Charles Trepany,
USA TODAY,
29 Jan. 2025
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Their collection of apparel and accessories is clearly a throwback to a 1970s California coastal culture as evidenced by the floral buttons and distressed treatments on many of the pieces.—
Layla Ilchi,
WWD,
3 Feb. 2025
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Research clearly showed that high sugars in the blood increase the risk for dementia, according to Hornberger.—
Shiv Sudhakar,
Fox News,
3 Feb. 2025
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Your mother was definitely one in her earlier years.—
Inga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Jan. 2025
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One prison that is definitely not secret is Sednaya, outside Damascus.—
Jay Nordlinger,
National Review,
27 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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Over its multi-year run as part of NBC’s Dateline franchise, To Catch a Predator wasn’t impervious to criticism or lawsuits, but it was surely insulated.—
Daniel Fienberg,
The Hollywood Reporter,
26 Jan. 2025
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Discovered less than a foot beneath the surface, where it was probably buried in a leather pouch that has since decayed, the cache was left in a region where Roman troops were known to have amassed before the invasion of Britain.—
Eli Wizevich,
Smithsonian Magazine,
31 Jan. 2025
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What was the most challenging year? Logistically challenging would probably be the year that the fire marshal shut us down.—
Jem Aswad,
Variety,
31 Jan. 2025
Adverb
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Their insurance will pay for rebuilding the home, though likely only half the cost.—
Liz Baker,
NPR,
4 Feb. 2025
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Of course, there will likely be a promotional price period to draw subscribers — for a little while, at least.—
Tony Maglio,
IndieWire,
4 Feb. 2025
Adverb
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Their perception of danger is further shaped by events like the recent fires that devastated Los Angeles, reinforcing a belief that danger, possibly caused by global crises like climate change, lurks everywhere.—
Yalda T. Uhls,
The Conversation,
30 Jan. 2025
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There's really not a lot of people, or possibly nobody, who will ever beat his record.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
30 Jan. 2025
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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 9 Feb. 2025.
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