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possibly

[pos-uh-blee] / ˈpɒs ə bli /


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Newton thinks that in the short run the S&P 500 may retest the 7,333 level from mid-May, though “a larger selloff could happen which would possibly take SPX down to 7,135–7,250.”

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

As Eggers jumps through time, we find Cricket working as an intern in an art gallery, an arid, lifeless space where nothing inspiring can possibly exist.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

Podcaster Tim Ferriss called him the “Nostradamus of AI” and “as close to clairvoyant as you could possibly be” for his hit rate on AI predictions.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

"I spoke to the guys doing the job a couple of days ago and they still hadn't dug down deep enough to fully assess it but they're talking three weeks and possibly longer," he said.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

I needed to get to Opal in the castle, but in my way there were guards and spears and arrows and a stone wall and possibly more of that beyond the wall.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff




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