could

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Investors retained some optimism about progress toward a U.S.-Iran peace deal that could lead to the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

If the asteroid truly represents the metallic interior of an early world, it could provide researchers with a rare opportunity to study material similar to what lies deep inside rocky planets such as Earth.

From Science Daily • May 26, 2026

She said she asked Bhatti if she could have a second opinion.

From BBC • May 26, 2026

For decades, scientists have struggled to explain how disorder in space could create such large-scale order.

From Science Daily • May 26, 2026

You could take pictures of Legendary events and keep them, but if you tried posting them online, something always went wrong and sometimes you lost your pics entirely.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith