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It is symbolic of your enterprising younger self, and all of those fancy cars and five-star vacations that you passed up on, perhaps using that money as a down payment on your next property instead.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

One current downside to high-yield bonds is, perhaps counterintuitively, how well they have held up of late.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

They can usually direct their donations toward funding a specific mission – perhaps in memory of a favorite professor, supporting cancer research or to support extracurricular activities such as sports.

From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026

Satisfied is perhaps the best word to describe how Norco High pitcher Coral Williams felt after tossing a three-hit shutout in the Gold Bracket championship game of the Michelle Carew Softball Classic.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2026

The Gestapo was certain to hear about it, perhaps already had: their eyes and ears were everywhere.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom