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may

[mey] / meɪ /
VERB
grant permission
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VERB
concede possibility
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Some may not get on the ballot — each candidate must gather 500 legitimate voter signatures by March 4, which is relatively easy in citywide races but harder in council and school board districts.

From Los Angeles Times

When figure skating coach Eteri Tutberidze's "tremendous coldness" was described as "chilling to see" at the last Winter Olympics, it may have been hard to imagine her returning to her sport's biggest stage.

From BBC

Through a strange quirk, the interruption caused by Vonn’s crash may have aided her teammate.

From The Wall Street Journal

Investors may raise their asking price to finance Japan’s rising debt load.

From The Wall Street Journal

And as you imply, the new chairman of the Fed will have hundreds of Ph.D.s at his beck and call for whatever studies he may desire.

From The Wall Street Journal