perhaps

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Auden also believed that Kafka’s writing could be dangerous for melancholics and that perhaps this is why Kafka wanted it destroyed.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

Earnings reports, polling, foot traffic and spending data point at a growing reluctance to go big — except, perhaps, for the high-end consumer.

From MarketWatch • May 15, 2026

This is the least intentional of this trio of gormless, spray-and-pray LPs but perhaps the most layered and ambitious.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

But perhaps having a chance of playing in the second tier next season among familiar surroundings might be what he needs to make an impact.

From BBC • May 14, 2026

“The volcano’s behavior suggests … an eruption is more likely to occur within the next hundred years, and perhaps even before the end of this century,” they concluded.

From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone