maybe

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“There were maybe five of us trying to do everything,” recalled former executive editor Norah Beckwith, a 21-year-old senior.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

“They were interested in capturing a younger viewership who maybe hadn’t watched that much HBO up until then.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

He lists a few Shakespeare characters he has yet to play, but maybe never will.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

"So maybe this will help people to re-evaluate that in terms of energy security and energy independence rather than just looking at it strictly from an environmental point of view."

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

“Books have been hard to come by lately. The humans are hoarding them. Or maybe they stopped using them, hard to tell. But I keep my eyes open.”

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman