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perhaps

[per-haps] / pərˈhæps /


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The most notable and explicit confession, though perhaps the least surprising, came from the Department of Energy.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 28, 2026

Within days, he yielded to perhaps the most significant of the protesters’ demands, firing the country’s top military commander, Gen. Oleksandr Syrskiy, who was widely criticized for sticking to old-school Soviet ways and hampering change.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 28, 2026

Someone – a colleague perhaps – had informed the gang exactly where he worked and what he did.

From BBC Jul. 28, 2026

But perhaps the most impressive element of the home is its proximity to the ocean, which ensures jaw-dropping views from every room.

From MarketWatch Jul. 27, 2026

Yet a little nagging voice kept asking me if perhaps mine hadn’t also been more than a little despicable.

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman




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