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may

[mey] / meɪ /
VERB
grant permission
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VERB
concede possibility
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WESTWOOD, CA - MAY 24: Unused flags are returned to their storage box.

From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2025

MAY 9: The U.S. vessel Sagamore is the first ship loaded with aid to leave Cyprus and head toward Gaza and ultimately the pier.

From Seattle Times • May 29, 2024

Oregon farmer Evelyn Trent’s historic flying saucer photos ON MAY 11, 1950, at around 7:30 p.m.,

From Seattle Times • Oct. 14, 2022

Highlighting the racially motivated mass shooting IN MAY in Buffalo, New York, the president promised the crowd that he would stand tough in the fight against White supremacists.

From Washington Times • Oct. 2, 2022

AS YOU MAY KNOW, “ALMA MATER” is a Latin phrase that means “nourishing mother.”

From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood




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