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  • We here at Comic Riffs are not necessarily grieving the apparent loss of Cameron's could-have-been "Cleopatra" starring Angelina Jolie.

    James and the Giant Addiction: Cameron announces 'AVATAR' 2 & 3 Michael Cavna 2010

  • I saw the sound waves resolve into a grainy image on a television screen, the dark jelly bean of a could-have-been against the gray wash of my uterus.

    The Gin Closet Leslie Jamison 2010

  • But it was only a message, only a could-have-been, and I didn't know what to do next.

    Enjoyment 2010

  • For the Creation side, it is enough if they can come up with a vaguely plausible “could-have-been, might-have-been” scenario.

    Evolution Videos and More - The Panda's Thumb 2009

  • Though I think of those could-have-been lives, I don't have regrets, mostly because I chose.

    Archive 2009-11-01 Lauri 2009

  • For the Creation side, it is enough if they can come up with a vaguely plausible “could-have-been, might-have-been” scenario.

    Evolution Videos and More - The Panda's Thumb 2009

  • I dream of those could-have-been lives only out of curiosity.

    Archive 2009-11-01 Lauri 2009

  • I dream of those could-have-been lives only out of curiosity.

    The Path We Choose Lauri 2009

  • Though I think of those could-have-been lives, I don't have regrets, mostly because I chose.

    The Path We Choose Lauri 2009

  • Right now, she is a political "could-have-been" - her husband's sounding board and chief advisor, an effective but not great senate legislator, and, most likely, a failed candidate for president.

    Peter Dreier: Hillary Clinton Should Be The Next Ted Kennedy 2008

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