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potential
Adjective
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A potential customer, benefit, problem, etc. is one that might happen in the future.
Realistic goals can then be set to prevent potential problems from becoming actual ones.
To grow, a business must identify potential customers and their needs.
potential
Noun
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If mathx/math has potential for mathy/math, then it's might change toward mathy/math or cause mathy/math.
Technology has the potential for improvement as well as for harm.
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If something has or shows potential, they will likely be very good in the future.
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The potential is the difference in voltage between two points on an electrical circuit.
pressure
Noun
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In science, pressure is force applied over an area.
It hurt when the doctor put pressure on her cut foot.
He accidentally put too much air in his flat tire. The air put so much pressure on the tire that it exploded.
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If a person is under pressure, they feel stressed.
She has been under a lot of pressure lately because of her final exams. If she fails them, she will not graduate.
pressure
Verb
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When you pressure someone, you try to make them do something, especially something they do not want to do.
Her friends tried to pressure her into smoking, even after Maya kept saying "no."
His parents tried to pressure him into becoming a lawyer, but Jamal knew he wanted to be a doctor.