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
But per Bloomberg on Thursday, the bureau has now reportedly warned agents that some of its own call logs stolen from AT&T during the attacks may be able to identify sources and perhaps even informants.
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Zak Doffman, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2025
This is South Korea’s third impeachment case in the last two decades, after all, suggesting that economic markets, foreign investment and currency rates could perhaps make it through a political crisis with little long-term damage.
—Victor Cha, Fortune Asia, 18 Jan. 2025
But headline numbers can obscure the far-reaching and perhaps unexpected effects for specific companies and even industries more broadly.
—Justin Worland, TIME, 18 Jan. 2025
So perhaps Russo will now try equally as hard to get an interview with the 83-year-old Mr. Dylan.
—Bob Raissman, New York Daily News, 18 Jan. 2025
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Zak Doffman, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2025
This is South Korea’s third impeachment case in the last two decades, after all, suggesting that economic markets, foreign investment and currency rates could perhaps make it through a political crisis with little long-term damage.
—Victor Cha, Fortune Asia, 18 Jan. 2025
But headline numbers can obscure the far-reaching and perhaps unexpected effects for specific companies and even industries more broadly.
—Justin Worland, TIME, 18 Jan. 2025
So perhaps Russo will now try equally as hard to get an interview with the 83-year-old Mr. Dylan.
—Bob Raissman, New York Daily News, 18 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for perhaps
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Or maybe there’s a palpably competitive atmosphere, which can make some workers feel uncomfortable.—
Ashton Jackson,
CNBC,
30 Jan. 2025
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And these kinds of difficult conversations may have to continue for months—maybe years.—
Jonaki Mehta,
NPR,
30 Jan. 2025
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Their perception of danger is further shaped by events like the recent fires that devastated Los Angeles, reinforcing a belief that danger, possibly caused by global crises like climate change, lurks everywhere.—
Yalda T. Uhls,
The Conversation,
30 Jan. 2025
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The budget will be discussed and possibly adopted at the board’s regular Feb. 12 meeting, and an additional budget adoption meeting will be scheduled for Feb. 26 if needed, so the budget can be forwarded to the county by March 1.—
Thomas Goodwin Smith,
Baltimore Sun,
30 Jan. 2025
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Discovered less than a foot beneath the surface, where it was probably buried in a leather pouch that has since decayed, the cache was left in a region where Roman troops were known to have amassed before the invasion of Britain.—
Eli Wizevich,
Smithsonian Magazine,
31 Jan. 2025
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What was the most challenging year? Logistically challenging would probably be the year that the fire marshal shut us down.—
Jem Aswad,
Variety,
31 Jan. 2025
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“Perhaps.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perhaps. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.
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