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may

[mey] / meɪ /
VERB
grant permission
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VERB
concede possibility
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He’d been stunned by his star’s nearly centurylong sentence and came away from a review of the case suspecting that Walters may have been wrongfully convicted.

From Slate Sep. 17, 2026

France provides an indication of how the path ahead could be bumpy as individual member states may try to strength or weaken the proposals.

From BBC Sep. 17, 2026

In other words, she may have a vested interest in her brother not selling this property or making other decisions that could affect the value of her potential inheritance.

From MarketWatch Sep. 17, 2026

These stories may not move markets, but they endure like nothing else we do.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 17, 2026

Joey may be small, but her fighting spirit is mighty, and that becomes clear soon after she arrives in Carville.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly

I remember not knowing the whereabouts of my father, who worked in Manhattan, and thinking he might be dead.

From Slate Sep. 17, 2026

The researchers also investigated how pigmented rice might influence blood sugar.

From Science Daily Sep. 17, 2026

Intriguingly it might be influenced, at least to some extent, by your ancestry.

From BBC Sep. 17, 2026

Invalid entries might include multiple observations of the same animal, or a species that is not on the programme's list.

From Barron's Sep. 17, 2026

But this might not be one of the times.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold




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