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may

[mey] / meɪ /
VERB
grant permission
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VERB
concede possibility
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Since the market volatility may not be ending anytime soon, tech investors might want to take a moment to re-evaluate their risk appetite.

From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026

He installed Blanche as her temporary replacement, in what White House officials say may be an audition for the permanent job.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

Dahlia Lithwick and Mark Joseph Stern discuss AG Bondi’s legacy, and why she may still be dragged before congress to answer for the DOJ’s mishandling of the Epstein Files.

From Slate • Apr. 4, 2026

Doctors say the technology enables them to show precisely which areas of endometriosis may be removed during surgery.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

America may have thought Elisha Kent Kane was a gentleman/hero, but he was not defending young Maggie Fox’s reputation to the press.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock