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- Contraction of might not.
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might not
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Examples
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The country is scheduled to sell debt on Wednesday, and analysts speculate that the sale mightn't go well because investors are nervous about Portugal's economic prospects.
Euro Ekes Out Gains, but Debt Fears Loom Large Andrew J. Johnson 2011
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He spoke up a storm, said he was born been a middle child, always overlooked, until he'd decided to find his way by selling the Word ofGOD, but that he was frail in the way of a lamb, with an ailing heart, mightn't live past thirty five.
Good Country. People. Heather Fowler 2011
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It took us to an insane Brazilian Night after a bizarre journey across the city in search of a ticket shop that mightn't be there; the next day to the catacombs and a fencing display in the Luxembourg Gardens.
MIND MELD: Real-Life Places That Inspire Exceptional World Building 2009
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That mightn't be sufficient to hit Mr. Bolland's targets.
A Nifty Escape for M&S Renée Schultes 2011
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Unfortunately, a yield that floats after interest rates rise a lot—but mightn't while they rise just a bit—probably isn't what many investors had in mind when they bought these funds.
How Much Will 'Floating Rate' Funds Really Float? Jason Zweig 2011
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But mightn't she be talking about Carol Moseley Braun, the woman who Rev.
WATCH: On Chicago Mayor's Race, Oprah Is Mysterious, Axelrod Isn't Will Guzzardi 2011
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Unfortunately, a yield that floats after interest rates rise a lot—but mightn't while they rise just a bit—probably isn't what many investors had in mind when they bought these funds.
How Much Will 'Floating Rate' Funds Really Float? Jason Zweig 2011
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If he tapped the cage, mightn't that speed Rocky's reaction, allowing him to bring the story in on time for his readers to read it?
On Deadline Jonathan Sapers 2011
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But mightn't she be talking about Carol Moseley Braun, the woman who Rev.
WATCH: On Chicago Mayor's Race, Oprah Is Mysterious, Axelrod Isn't Will Guzzardi 2011
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The matter of a large explosion occuring in the WTC (1)? sub-basement at about the time of impact from the plane ... why this seems so puzzling puzzles me ... whatever forces engineered the attack might have readily ALSO managed to plant explosives in the sub basement - mightn't they?
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