show (a lot of) promise
idiom
: to seem likely to be successful in the future
a young artist who shows (a lot of) promise
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So, while the tape might show promise for Mustapha, the prospect might have an even better outlook after honing his skills with Villani.
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Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 18 Apr. 2024
This is where hybrid human-AI approaches show promise.
—David Lareau, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
Elijah Saunders and Miles Byrd show promise and could gain wings as experience grows.
—Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Mar. 2024
And mind-body forms of movement like yoga, qigong, and Tai chi also show promise.
—Cindy Kuzma, SELF, 27 Mar. 2024
Pumping is personal Although breast pump innovations show promise, ultimately, pumping is personal.
—Sydney Page, Washington Post, 18 Mar. 2024
Cynthia Najdowski, an associate professor of psychology at the State University of New York at Albany, who was not involved in the research, says the chatbot appears to show promise for interrupting some people’s efforts to access CSAM.
—Matt Burgess, WIRED, 29 Feb. 2024
The West Coast singer also continued to show promise on the solo side, notably on his debut album, Free TC, in 2015.
—Carl Lamarre, Billboard, 27 Feb. 2024
Colloidal quantum dots tuned to SWIR show promise for such sensors since they can be easily integrated into CMOS, but their mass market use has been hampered by the fact that most contain toxic heavy metals like lead or mercury.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 18 Jan. 2024
Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 18 Apr. 2024
This is where hybrid human-AI approaches show promise.
—David Lareau, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
Elijah Saunders and Miles Byrd show promise and could gain wings as experience grows.
—Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Mar. 2024
And mind-body forms of movement like yoga, qigong, and Tai chi also show promise.
—Cindy Kuzma, SELF, 27 Mar. 2024
Pumping is personal Although breast pump innovations show promise, ultimately, pumping is personal.
—Sydney Page, Washington Post, 18 Mar. 2024
Cynthia Najdowski, an associate professor of psychology at the State University of New York at Albany, who was not involved in the research, says the chatbot appears to show promise for interrupting some people’s efforts to access CSAM.
—Matt Burgess, WIRED, 29 Feb. 2024
The West Coast singer also continued to show promise on the solo side, notably on his debut album, Free TC, in 2015.
—Carl Lamarre, Billboard, 27 Feb. 2024
Colloidal quantum dots tuned to SWIR show promise for such sensors since they can be easily integrated into CMOS, but their mass market use has been hampered by the fact that most contain toxic heavy metals like lead or mercury.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 18 Jan. 2024
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