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might-have-been
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Princeton's WordNet
might-have-beennoun
an event that could have occurred but never did
Wiktionary
might-have-beennoun
Someone or something whose potential greatness was not achieved.
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might-have-been
Might-have-been is a noun that refers to something or someone that could possibly have existed or occurred in the past but did not. It is used to describe an event, outcome, or result that did not happen, but could have under different circumstances. This term is commonly used to express regret, speculation or hypothetical situations.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of might-have-been in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of might-have-been in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
Examples of might-have-been in a Sentence
The problem with Omicron is hotspots will be easier to generate, the things that might have been two or three people getting Covid in the office will be 15 or 30 people getting Covid.
They drove up, pulled him out of the car. He did not have a bandage on his head. There were no abrasions on his head. He just had a stroke, but he was going to get better, he might have been moving slowly to get out of the car.
Every single doctor, every single person I’ve ever come across has said, ‘You’d be so much happier if you were 30 percent less smart,' it’s no good to me, though. It’s really not helpful to me in my career. I just think it might have been a handicap actually.
The abiding rule, repeated many times, was that ‘the president is not above the law,’ by that, I think that official power might have been legal – but it proved to be politically suicidal.
I can't help but feel that might have been directed at me.
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