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may

[mey] / meɪ /
VERB
grant permission
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VERB
concede possibility
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Autistic people may experience challenges with communication, understanding others' thoughts or emotions, managing sensory overload, coping with unfamiliar environments, and engaging in repetitive behaviors.

From Science Daily

These models shed light on how the region formed over millions of years and help explain how Greenland's massive ice sheet has responded, and may continue to respond, to climate change.

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Its disappearance may signal deeper trouble ahead, including species loss and weakening ecosystems linked to long-term climate change.

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During midlife, losing weight may not always produce the same health benefits seen in younger adults and in some cases, it may also influence brain health.

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A more neutral term may be the “emergency docket,” because litigants are seeking the court’s quick intervention in what they describe as extraordinary circumstances.

From The Wall Street Journal