as in maybe
it is possible
mayhap I could see you again next week? I so enjoyed our date tonight
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Recent Examples of mayhap
Given that the Switch is getting up there in years compared to its competition, mayhap a new system is on the horizon, one that might be teased at tomorrow’s Direct?
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Ash Parrish, The Verge, 7 Feb. 2023
Ash Parrish, The Verge, 7 Feb. 2023
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If the stock market isn’t worried, maybe the Trump tariff agenda isn’t actually the disaster economists predicted.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN,
11 Feb. 2025
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Many, many more women have to be green-lit [with these types of projects], and maybe then, there will be a societal change in how this is viewed.—
Cindy Gallop,
Flow Space,
11 Feb. 2025
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The neck’s jagged base suggests that the head was torn from a larger, perhaps full-length figure, but the sculpture reveals almost no other significant damage.—
Christopher Knight,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2025
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This is, perhaps, a bit of a meta confession by White Lotus writer-director Mike White.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
11 Feb. 2025
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At some point during the night, the vehicle stopped running, possibly due to a mechanical failure or after running out of gas, and the mother had called a friend for help, according to Bettison.—
Meredith Deliso,
ABC News,
11 Feb. 2025
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Smith said the company might more likely attempt a small-scale test of its technology, possibly in limited areas of Austin in good weather, or with humans able to intervene by remote control to prevent crashes.—
Chris Kirkham and Abhirup Roy,
USA TODAY,
11 Feb. 2025
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Combined with the roller attachment that kneads bread more gently, this takes a considerable amount of stress off of the motor—which is probably one of the reasons why the Assistent has a 7-year warranty.—
Jesse Raub,
Bon Appétit,
11 Feb. 2025
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My answer is probably not, but certain aspects of your role might evolve.—
Morgan Smith,
CNBC,
11 Feb. 2025
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“Mayhap.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mayhap. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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