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[mey-bee] / ˈmeɪ bi /


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And maybe it would’ve been excusable if Call had driven in the runners on first and second, but instead he ended the inning on a strikeout, stranding both.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 9, 2026

“I sometimes would cite Greenspan as being a little quicker to move and a little more impulsive and maybe more willing to take a surprise move,” Bullard said.

From MarketWatch • Jul. 8, 2026

"That is when I realised maybe the youth here is trying to send a message," he said.

From Barron's • Jul. 8, 2026

This was an expanded World Cup with a thinner field and maybe the U.S. was a medium-size fish feasting on minnows.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 7, 2026

Karli was crying then, crying for our burning home, and maybe also for the trees we were leaving behind, that could not run away.

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo




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