The phrase "a potential event" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing something that may happen in the future or is possible but not certain.
Example: "The scientists are preparing for a potential event that could impact the ecosystem."
Alternatives: "a possible occurrence" or "a likely incident".
Other recent works in the genre set their sights hundreds of years into the future, to a potential event known as a singularity, when artificial intelligence and other forms of technology have become so sophisticated that almost anything is possible.
Risk probabilities and consequences should be divided into levels representing severity of a potential event.
The speaker's epistemic state is about a (potential) event at a past time perceived at the speaker's utterance time.
It is capable of making critical judgements by estimating the probability of occurrence of a potential event.
As such, the concern over a potential event in the medium to long term simply did not rate as a serious concern.
What is at stake is the happening (or not) of a (potential) event in the future of the temporal perspective, given how things have evolved up to this past time of evaluation.
Is any particular event a potential "determining event," i.e., its outcome has a disproportionate influence (compared to other events) on whether the ultimate effect of concern occurs?
Supporting evidence for a potential driving event may include data showing that the event occurs in a substantial fraction of GBM patient samples.
It is no wonder Woodward is touting darts as a potential Olympic event.
The championship was hyped as a potential groundbreaking event, pitting the top two teams in the country.
The DSRC communication is used to alert the driver immediately when a vehicle on the list emergency brakes or a potential emergency event that may hurt drivers occurs.
