call into question

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But substantial questions still surround the evidence and call into question whether legislation is an effective cure with no serious side effects.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

If a previously unknown source of oxygen has always been lurking in Earth's depths, it would represent a remarkable revelation that would call into question long-held assumptions about the origins of life on our planet.

From Barron's • Jan. 20, 2026

The findings call into question the idea that projects of this scale require strict hierarchy or a single coordinating authority.

From Science Daily • Nov. 30, 2025

But The Times has obtained records that call into question the agency’s statements about how thoroughly firefighters mopped up the Jan. 1 Lachman fire in the days before it reignited.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 22, 2025

Could he find problems in the investigators’ pasts, something that might call into question their credibility or capability?

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel