: something open to doubt or conjecture
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Adverb
perhaps we will not have to take this exam, but I doubt it
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Literary Hub, 26 May 2026
There is some minor damage noted in the Carfax report, and the auction listing also notes there is an open recall on the car—suggesting its owner was perhaps not the most assiduous—but, overall, looks clean in the photos.
—Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 25 May 2026
The next big iPhone software change will be iOS 27 (though more updates are coming to iOS 26, with one perhaps in a matter of days).
—David Phelan, Forbes.com, 25 May 2026
That is perhaps not surprising, as FIFA has faced governance challenges in the past, including issues of corruption, bribery and fraud, plus accounting practices that critics say lack transparency.
—Richard Sheehan, Fortune, 25 May 2026
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Adverb
Better, perhaps, to have the power to choose who can see you—a jangle of chains, a nod, a hanky, a flick of the wrist.
—Literary Hub, 26 May 2026
There is some minor damage noted in the Carfax report, and the auction listing also notes there is an open recall on the car—suggesting its owner was perhaps not the most assiduous—but, overall, looks clean in the photos.
—Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 25 May 2026
The next big iPhone software change will be iOS 27 (though more updates are coming to iOS 26, with one perhaps in a matter of days).
—David Phelan, Forbes.com, 25 May 2026
That is perhaps not surprising, as FIFA has faced governance challenges in the past, including issues of corruption, bribery and fraud, plus accounting practices that critics say lack transparency.
—Richard Sheehan, Fortune, 25 May 2026
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“Perhaps.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/perhaps. Accessed 28 May. 2026.
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