as in maybe
it is possible
perhaps we will not have to take this exam, but I doubt it
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This is perhaps not surprising given that there are numerous examples of tool use as an adaptive strategy in the animal kingdom today, particularly among primates.
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Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025
However, in the first days of 2025, UBER has emerged as a top ten performer in the S & P 500, perhaps ushering in a new phase of outperformance.
—Katie Stockton, CNBC, 6 Jan. 2025
Additionally, staying connected with those who refuse to change (perhaps out of trauma bonding, fear or even just kindness) can keep you stuck in the cycle of dysfunction.
—Mark Travers, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
Her few literary precedents included her colleague Edwin Denby, maybe Aby Warburg, perhaps a few nineteenth-century European or Russian writers.
—Jennifer Homans, The New Yorker, 19 Dec. 2024
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Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025
However, in the first days of 2025, UBER has emerged as a top ten performer in the S & P 500, perhaps ushering in a new phase of outperformance.
—Katie Stockton, CNBC, 6 Jan. 2025
Additionally, staying connected with those who refuse to change (perhaps out of trauma bonding, fear or even just kindness) can keep you stuck in the cycle of dysfunction.
—Mark Travers, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
Her few literary precedents included her colleague Edwin Denby, maybe Aby Warburg, perhaps a few nineteenth-century European or Russian writers.
—Jennifer Homans, The New Yorker, 19 Dec. 2024
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The underlying metrics suggest the Leafs have maybe been a tiny bit unlucky but not much, with about four fewer goals than expected.Jonas Siegel, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
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But maybe the most apt parallel was in 2004, when Reid’s Eagles beat the Cowboys 12-7 to improve to 13-1 and clinch homefield advantage for the postseason.Vahe Gregorian, Kansas City Star, 6 Jan. 2025
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Some of them were armed with guns, carried zip ties and had plans to capture and possibly kill members of Congress.Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025
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Already, the stock market and small business confidence have leaped since Trump’s election, possibly triggering more investment and hiring as early as 2025, the economists said.Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 6 Jan. 2025
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Antar said that with the granite base, the sculpture probably weighs closer to 90 pounds.Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
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The rest of us will probably have to keep our phone chargers for now.Allison Johnson, The Verge, 7 Jan. 2025
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“Perhaps.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perhaps. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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