When you’re talking about the possibility of something happening in the future, use can if something is very likely to happen. Could, on the other hand, should be used for things that have an equal chance of not happening.
Los Angeles Times: ‘This fire could have been prevented’: How utilities fought removal of old power lines
State regulators, knowing that old transmission lines could set off wildfires, proposed a safety rule in 2001 that would have forced Edison and other utilities to remove abandoned lines unless they ...
‘This fire could have been prevented’: How utilities fought removal of old power lines
MSN: Could Have Been Obama's Son: NYC Thug Slashes Innocent Woman All Over Her Body for Refusing to Give Up Purse
Could Have Been Obama's Son: NYC Thug Slashes Innocent Woman All Over Her Body for Refusing to Give Up Purse
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Science Daily: Scientists reveal a spontaneous reaction that could have started life
Scientists have uncovered a surprising new way that urea—an essential building block for life—could have formed on the early Earth. Instead of requiring high temperatures or complex catalysts, this ...
Fox News: Iranian missiles could have hit DC from Venezuela before Trump move, Burgum warns
Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said Iran could have hit Washington, D.C., and other major U.S. cities with intermediate-range ballistic missiles through proxies in Venezuela if the administration had ...