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maybe

[mey-bee] / ˈmeɪ bi /


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"We've got food and fuel, why would I leave? Maybe I'm not the easily scared type," says Anna.

From BBC • Jul. 10, 2026

Maybe you had high hopes, only to watch them crash against the sky-high cliffs of calcified Television Academy voters’ habits.

From Salon • Jul. 9, 2026

Maybe sail across the Aegean … what could go wrong?

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 8, 2026

“Maybe that, or I don’t know. Maybe they’re trying to get to me. And in a way they did, because there was tremendous unity in that room.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 8, 2026

“Don’t worry about it. It’s all good. Maybe next time, you’ll come by and say hi,” I suggest.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold




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