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may

verb as in grant permission

verb as in concede possibility

Strong match

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The margin of victory may ultimately have been large but, before's Mooney knock, Australia really were in danger of suffering the biggest World Cup shock of all.

From BBC

A bike saddle also owned by Einstein did not sell at the auction and may be re-listed.

From BBC

Degraded forests may look intact from above, but they lose a significant portion of their biomass and ecological function.

In the paper, the team writes, "As woody debris represents a major carbon source in forests, associations with wood-decaying fungi may enhance carbon acquisition, especially in warm, humid habitats."

His presence, though, may be doing more to undermine any message of power and control Noem hopes to convey.

From Salon

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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