as in maybe
it is possible
perhaps we will not have to take this exam, but I doubt it
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Recent Examples of perhaps
Rideshare users’ advice on several social media sites, including Reddit, is to set your drop-off point at least a block or two away from the main entrance — perhaps near the Frost Museum or Arsht Center — and that can help drivers get to you.
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Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 28 Mar. 2026
And then, perhaps by early May, Joe Musgrove (elbow) could return.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Mar. 2026
Maybe most of all those on the floor, who, perhaps more to the point, had reason to feel like lottery winners.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 28 Mar. 2026
Luckey, perhaps unsurprisingly, has come out on the side of those criticizing Anthropic.
—Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 28 Mar. 2026
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Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 28 Mar. 2026
And then, perhaps by early May, Joe Musgrove (elbow) could return.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Mar. 2026
Maybe most of all those on the floor, who, perhaps more to the point, had reason to feel like lottery winners.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 28 Mar. 2026
Luckey, perhaps unsurprisingly, has come out on the side of those criticizing Anthropic.
—Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 28 Mar. 2026
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Eric Nadel is in a group that includes Mel Allen, Bob Uecker, Harry Kalas, Jerry Coleman, Denny Matthews, Red Barber, Ernie Harwell, Jon Miller, Jack Brickhouse, Marty Brennaman, Harry Caray, Jack Buck, and maybe the most revered of them all, Vin Scully.—
Mac Engel
April 2,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
2 Apr. 2026
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Obviously in talking about your feelings, for women too but maybe especially for men, there’s a stigma and a little bit of a scary thing.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
2 Apr. 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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“Perhaps.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perhaps. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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