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may

[mey] / meɪ /
VERB
grant permission
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VERB
concede possibility
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Now, a Phase II clinical trial suggests that two relatively simple interventions, exercise and low-dose ibuprofen, may help reduce some of these cognitive challenges.

From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026

Additional theoretical work on cosmic explosions involving black holes and strongly magnetized neutron stars may also help reveal where ultrahigh-energy cosmic rays are born.

From Science Daily • Jun. 9, 2026

Future observatories may be able to test these ideas.

From Science Daily • Jun. 9, 2026

Because attention serves as the foundation for so many aspects of thinking, declines in focus may represent an important early warning sign of broader cognitive changes.

From Science Daily • Jun. 9, 2026

You may not have anything to say, but you dadburn better know how to spell it.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck




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