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The phrase "a potential competitor" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when discussing a person or company that may compete with another in the future.
Example: "We need to analyze the market to identify a potential competitor that could disrupt our business model."
Alternatives: "a possible rival" or "a likely contender".
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Broadband is a potential competitor to traditional cable video services.
He now runs a potential competitor, Biodel, a company developing a rapid-acting injected insulin.
The Russian spaceship could emerge as a potential competitor to NASA's prospective Orion spacecraft.
This is less a potential competitor to Twitter than a likely acquisition.
PFED has a potential competitor that doesn't need a glass-enclosed vacuum.
A potential competitor, Fred Thompson, finds himself in a similar boat.
Sinclair sought to erect a potential competitor to the likes of Fox News.
If it had acquired TCI, Bell Atlantic would have eliminated a potential competitor.
Patrick Soon-Shasng has been accused of buying a drug in order to stop a potential competitor.
Uber, a potential competitor to EasyTaxi, is operating in seven countries, including Kenya, Nigeria, and South Africa.
EMC argued that Mr. Kempel's contract barred him from moving to a potential competitor within 12 months of leaving EMC.
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