supposed
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“Our seats were supposed to decline. Instead, Agentforce sales, service and Slack all saw year-over-year growth,” Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff shared on the earnings call.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 30, 2026
She was supposed to record a cover of Jimmy Ruffin’s Motown march “What Becomes of the Brokenhearted” for the movie, but the English singer Paul Young beat her to it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026
"My Asian friends immediately understood the flavour, while my British friends were much more confused about whether it was supposed to be sweet or savoury," she says.
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026
"Slowly, obviously the picture came together that they were supposed to be in the same area where like exactly where it hit," he described.
From Barron's ● Aug. 29, 2026
“Girl, I’m the biggest taxpayer in Sycamore Township and maybe Parke County, and I get the least for my money. Who are you supposed to be?”
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
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Words That Could Go Either Way: Synonyms for "Maybe"
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Unit 3: Compelling Evidence
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