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Evercore ISI analyst Sean McCutcheon concluded that early data for Erasca’s treatment were promising, though the results failed to prove that ERAS-0015 was “clearly differentiated from daraxonrasib.”

From Barron's • Apr. 28, 2026

They weren’t particularly strong collections on the whole, but they were promising.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026

Recent evidence points to building slack in the economy, and the latest CPI data were promising.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 6, 2025

And one night in, the early results were promising.

From Los Angeles Times • May 16, 2025

Despite the difficult weather and the erratic performance of boat number one, things were progressing very well; the time trials were promising for so early in the season.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown