as in perhaps
it is possible
maybe we can make it to the concert, if we hurry
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Or maybe something about the 1854 Broad Street cholera outbreak.
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Literary Hub, 2 Apr. 2026
Different players are playing well now and maybe weren’t playing well then.
—Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 2 Apr. 2026
And maybe that's all working in my favor.
—Janelle Ash , Larry Fink, FOXNews.com, 2 Apr. 2026
The fact that people can relate and maybe see a little bit of themselves in me has been really cool.
—Haadiza Ogwude, Cincinnati Enquirer, 1 Apr. 2026
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Literary Hub, 2 Apr. 2026
Different players are playing well now and maybe weren’t playing well then.
—Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 2 Apr. 2026
And maybe that's all working in my favor.
—Janelle Ash , Larry Fink, FOXNews.com, 2 Apr. 2026
The fact that people can relate and maybe see a little bit of themselves in me has been really cool.
—Haadiza Ogwude, Cincinnati Enquirer, 1 Apr. 2026
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Hall was raised in large part by a single mother—who, perhaps prophesying her son’s eventual vocation in Hollywood, was named Annie Hall.—
Vinson Cunningham,
New Yorker,
29 Mar. 2026
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Start planning a fun getaway for May or June, perhaps with with close friends or siblings, and look forward to a lighter, more social chapter just around the corner.—
Kirah Tabourn,
Condé Nast Traveler,
28 Mar. 2026
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Hernandez didn’t meet clients, their families or their doctors in person and couldn’t possibly know better than caseworkers what was best for them, Senrra testified.—
Carol Marbin Miller,
Miami Herald,
2 Apr. 2026
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If that goes well, NASA plans to launch one and possibly two moon landing missions in 2028.—
William Harwood,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2026
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Adams, who did not answer my e-mails—an alpha move, no doubt—would probably have been proud.—
Charles Bethea,
New Yorker,
2 Apr. 2026
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The pregnancy storyline this season is probably the most mature one the show’s had so far.—
Arushi Jacob,
Variety,
2 Apr. 2026
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“Maybe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/maybe. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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