as in perhaps
it is possible
maybe we can make it to the concert, if we hurry
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Recent Examples of maybe
According to workers at the North Main Street restaurant, the new Camp Bowie Boulevard kiosk will sell carryout dinners, enchiladas and maybe more menu items, along with drinks.
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Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 May 2026
The outlook appeared so bleak that Alexey Miranchuk gestured to the heavens and said, if the team could acquire help from a higher power and get a road win, maybe the ship could be steered in the right direction.
—Amna Subhan, AJC.com, 7 May 2026
In all seriousness, maybe Brian Kelly is just ahead of the curve on this one.
—Austin Perry Outkick, FOXNews.com, 7 May 2026
There’s a good chance your local fire station will hold an open house, complete with fire equipment demos and maybe even free pancakes.
—Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2026
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Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 May 2026
The outlook appeared so bleak that Alexey Miranchuk gestured to the heavens and said, if the team could acquire help from a higher power and get a road win, maybe the ship could be steered in the right direction.
—Amna Subhan, AJC.com, 7 May 2026
In all seriousness, maybe Brian Kelly is just ahead of the curve on this one.
—Austin Perry Outkick, FOXNews.com, 7 May 2026
There’s a good chance your local fire station will hold an open house, complete with fire equipment demos and maybe even free pancakes.
—Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2026
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Adverb
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Magyar recently claimed that several of Orbán’s top lieutenants are rushing to send their assets abroad, perhaps to avoid financial or legal sanctions, and that others have been shredding incriminating documents.—
Andrew Marantz,
New Yorker,
9 May 2026
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And perhaps Adames is slowly starting to find signs of life on offense, too.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
9 May 2026
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Sabres coach Lindy Ruff theorized that there were more distractions at home and possibly more nerves trying to give the home crowd its money’s worth.—
Matthew Fairburn,
New York Times,
7 May 2026
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The model worked a treat, with JWST's observations not only explaining the TOI-1130 system, but possibly all mini-Neptunes that are found close to their star.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
6 May 2026
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Philadelphia led 90-89 entering the fourth, and Game 2 had become exactly the kind of possession-by-possession fight the Knicks probably hoped to avoid against a wounded opponent.—
C.J. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
7 May 2026
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So we’re probably doomed to endless toxic feedback loops unless someone hits upon a brilliant fundamental redesign that manages to change those dynamics.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
7 May 2026
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“Maybe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/maybe. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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