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The phrase "potential friend" is correct and usable in written English.
You could use it when referring to someone that you have met, but with whom you have not yet established a strong friendship. For example, "I met John at the party and I think he could be a potential friend."
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When she meets a potential friend, she fixates on a favorite body part.
This base wants to attract friends, and everyone's a potential friend.
Some in Washington saw an Iraq without Saddam Hussein as a potential friend to Israel.
Ms. Huhn said she has also come to consider the platform as a potential friend rather than a determined enemy.
I chatted with my new potential friend, Paula, doing my best to pretend I wasn't dismayed and embarrassed.
Mr. Parsons is never funnier than when Elwood is treating everyone he encounters as a potential friend.
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But stuck in traffic, they're potential friends.
Those who come to ReeledIn can find both potential friends and potential employers.
Many protesters now call the two lending agencies potential friends or, at worst, ciphers.
Rebecca's suspended and incomplete connections with old and potential friends make a point.
But maybe I'm blind to how I judge potential friends.
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