Definitions
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- adjective Denoting that which might be or occur;
possible ;potential ;hypothetical . - noun That which might be or happen; a
possibility .
Etymologies
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Examples
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As Donald Trump continues to glory in media spotlight as might-be presidential candidate, Republican consultant Karl Rove calls him "joke candidate."
Richard Valeriani: April 25, 2011, News Update Richard Valeriani 2011
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With Afghanistan, Iran, and North Korea at the top of the diplomatic agenda, not to mention the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Iraq, and the global economic crisis, any increase in attention to tomorrow's might-be problem would seem to come at a heavy cost.
Lawrence Woocher: Prevention Should Be at Heart of Clinton's Reforms Lawrence Woocher 2010
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Perle was purveying what he hoped would become U. S policy, (and what did become U.S. policy), but in the way that the shadow elite finds most efficient: through all manner of official, might-be official, and unofficial channels, using power that can't be summed up in a vague job title like Perle's, or challenged by traditional means of accountability.
Janine R. Wedel: Shadow Elite : March to War -- Rove, Perle, & Truthiness 2010
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Perle was purveying what he hoped would become U. S policy, (and what did become U.S. policy), but in the way that the shadow elite finds most efficient: through all manner of official, might-be official, and unofficial channels, using power that can't be summed up in a vague job title like Perle's, or challenged by traditional means of accountability.
Shadow Elite : March to War -- Rove, Perle, & Truthiness 2010
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Nicholas LoBrutto, aka Eddy Squillante, is Dr. Brown's new patient, with three months to live and a very strange idea: that Peter Brown and Pietro Brnwa might-just might-be the same person ...
Debut Showcase: Beat the Reaper by Josh Bazell Mulluane 2009
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Then there is a celebrity cell of might-be candidates who think they can somehow rise above both factions.
An Uncivil War 2008
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As a result, I have been under tremendous pressure to tell many of my might-be supporters what they demand to hear: 'Sorry, I was wrong to vote for the war, and if I had it to do all over again, I wouldn't.'
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"There are ways for might-be folk to come to Xanth," she said.
Stork Naked Anthony, Piers 2006
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A LOT of the questions deal with might-be shams and the questions of commercialism and marketability.
Ah yes, Sammy boy Miss Snark 2005
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A LOT of the questions deal with might-be shams and the questions of commercialism and marketability.
Ah yes, Sammy boy Miss Snark 2005
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