be dubious
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Claims that Charles Tuberville was a tank commander were also determined to be dubious as his tombstone lists his highest rank as technician fifth grade, a designation that indicated technical skills but not combat leadership.
From Salon • Jul. 26, 2023
The critics had good reason to be dubious.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2022
“There is only one similar shirt in a museum collection,” Mr. Gorman said, “and I believe that to be dubious too.”
From New York Times • Sep. 8, 2021
While a 2003 archaeological survey backed this theory, other scholars have found it to be dubious.
From Slate • Aug. 4, 2020
The event, indeed, might be dubious: in a state radically weak, every measure vigorous enough for its protection must endanger its existence.
From The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 07 (of 12) by Burke, Edmund
