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He said that plants like magnolias and rhododendrons that flower on last year's growth got a boost from the weather in 2025 and are now flowering perhaps seven to 14 days earlier than normal.

From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026

Even after three consecutive weeks of gains, the Magnificent Seven stocks all remain below their 52-week highs, perhaps indicating that they have room to grow if investors feel comfortable returning to them.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 19, 2026

On April 25, 1976, for perhaps the only time in the 67-year career of the best broadcaster in baseball history, Vin Scully didn’t know quite what to say.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 19, 2026

In retrospect, the Stones’ success can be attributed to the usual reasons—woodshedding, happy accidents, luck—but perhaps more than anything to Mr. Richards’s obsession with his instrument.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

Perhaps, just perhaps, she was home to stay.

From "Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes" by Eleanor Coerr