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The phrase "a potential failure" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing the possibility of something failing or not working as intended.
Example: "We need to address a potential failure in the system before it leads to larger issues."
Alternatives: "a possible failure" or "a likely failure."
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Perovic (2011) suggests that such a potential failure, namely to spot potentially relevant events occurring in the detector, may be also a consequence of the gradual automation of the detection process.
Stress and anxiety run high as the clock ticks toward a potential failure.
Test results revealed that block shear is a potential failure mode for welded connection details.
This interaction is often only appreciated as a potential failure mode after the fact.
In a news release Friday, Honda acknowledged there was "a potential failure with the wiring of the headlight switch".
My central worry is about a potential failure by UK media to hold power, meaning political power and business power, to account.
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But there is a bigger potential failure lurking: the American International Group, the insurance giant.
The decision allowed for the system to have a single point of potential failure, a rarity in aviation safety.
Some detectors made in the late 1970's may not provide adequate warning of a device's potential failure.
A fear of potential failure is probably the most prominent reason as to why many of the most promising and interesting creatives give up before they have achieved what they set out to.
Variable and suboptimal wound healing and integration may be a cause of potential failure of otherwise promising techniques.
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