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Usually, when a story isn't right or has perhaps leapt to conclusions seen to be unreasonable, my phone will be ringing in seconds.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

Or, perhaps, it’s simply that triples really is best: a blitzed corn chip base, a sweet corn body and a final, salty flurry of chips on top.

From Salon • Apr. 16, 2026

You arrive to the therapist’s office, perhaps anxious, flustered, maybe numb.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

The Black struggle for voting rights perhaps best exemplifies how Black activism was critical to the formation of the Reconstruction Amendments.

From Slate • Apr. 15, 2026

Fear comes in many forms but perhaps the worst scare is the one that isn’t anticipated; the one that isn’t really known about until it’s there.

From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen