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perhaps

[per-haps] / pərˈhæps /


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Ross Kelbaugh, a researcher and collector of most of the photos in the exhibition, said perhaps it was circulated at abolitionist meetings to ask: "How could this 'institution' keep these little girls enslaved?"

From Barron's ● Nov. 1, 2026

If BFT needs claudin-4 to attach to colon cells, perhaps a substitute could lure the toxin away from its intended target.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 31, 2026

Those neighbors would be the only practical source for the energy imports, equipment and perhaps drinking water the regime would need to survive.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

I may never open that bistro, and perhaps that’s just as well for the accountant and the watercolor artichokes.

From Salon ● Oct. 30, 2026

“I had expected a cold-water shock,” Venus said, remembering when she first landed in the river, “but it was warm like bathwater, perhaps 80°F.”

From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone


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