perhaps
adverb
used for saying that you are not certain about something, or that something may or may not be true
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Ways of saying you are not sure
maybe
adverb
used for showing that you are not sure whether something is true or whether something will happen
presumably
adverb
used for saying that you think something is true based on what you know, although you are not really certain
rumour/word/legend has it that
used for showing that you are reporting something that you have heard when you are not sure whether it is really true
it/that depends
used when you cannot give a definite answer, because different things are possible in different situations
not that I’m aware of
used for saying that you are almost but not completely certain of something
I dare say
used for saying that something is probably true, although you do not know for certain
I would think/imagine/hope etc
used for saying that you think or hope that something is true, although you are not certain
vocal fry
a speech habit in which a speaker lowers their voice at the end of a sentence
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a mineral which is mined in a place where there is armed conflict, and sold to help pay for weapons
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