as might be
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Yet that doesn’t mean that all defensive sectors are behaving as might be expected when sentiment is turning uglier.
From Barron's • Nov. 18, 2025
Melissa McCarthy, whose character is apparently a spoiler, will have a lot to do when she arrives, and, as might be said of the season as a whole, she is marvelously funny.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 27, 2024
In the autoimmune-resistant strain, activating Xist in bioengineered male mice wasn't enough to induce autoimmunity -- as might be predicted by the fact that in this strain even females seldom develop autoimmunity.
From Science Daily • Feb. 1, 2024
Carroll, as might be expected, sounded confident this week the Seahawks will get the job done.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 23, 2023
I added, that of course, when the time came, I should go with him, or should follow close upon him, as might be safest in Wemmick’s judgment.
From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens
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