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doubt

[dout] / daʊt /




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Top U.S. officials doubt whether any agreement could be credibly enforced or verified.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 17, 2026

None of the information established safety beyond doubt.

From MarketWatch Sep. 17, 2026

But the Palace has pushed back unusually strongly, angered by the claims and attempting to cast doubt on them.

From BBC Sep. 17, 2026

The FOMC’s decisions to stand pat at Mr. Warsh’s first two meetings as its leader became supposed evidence that Fed credibility was in doubt.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 16, 2026

“Obviously I’ll take you. But you are overthinking it. If you want to make something, go for it. But I doubt it’s a requirement.”

From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows

Instead, he's started his own podcast, although he doubts he can earn enough through it to pay the bills.

From BBC Sep. 13, 2026

After Christie’s raised doubts about the works’ authenticity, Roberts told the family they should get a second opinion, according to the lawsuit.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 12, 2026

“I’ve got great reservations and deep doubts about the effect of the new plan to get rid of all parking and choke traffic down to one lane,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 9, 2026

The Spanish government on Tuesday declassified intelligence reports about July's migrant surge into Ceuta in a bid to quell doubts about what it knew beforehand and Morocco's potential role.

From Barron's Sep. 8, 2026

But at least one family member had doubts.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock

“A couple of years ago, people doubted whether the industry could ever get back to $10 billion,” said Eric Handler, media and entertainment analyst at Roth Capital Partners.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 8, 2026

In April 2024, Mica Miller, the wife of South Carolina pastor John Paul Miller, was found dead in an apparent suicide that friends and family quickly doubted.

From Salon Sep. 2, 2026

Be warned: Novak Djokovic has made a fool of those who have doubted him before.

From BBC Sep. 1, 2026

The great contradiction in Zhu’s career is that he never seems to have doubted the necessity of Communist Party control.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 12, 2026

She doubted what some said, that in the tropics, toads magically appeared when water was tossed on the ground.

From "The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science" by Joyce Sidman

As I said on Match of the Day, if anyone is doubting the competitiveness of City this season, just watch that game.

From BBC Sep. 13, 2026

For Lyttle, having worked with Charles at age-group level with Northern Ireland, there was never any doubting his potential.

From BBC Aug. 11, 2026

He sees the junk that AI puts out is a shot in the arm for creatives who are doubting their own instincts.

From Salon Jul. 5, 2026

Brent crude rose back above $105 a barrel as enthusiasm dimmed, with many market participants doubting the U.S. and Iran will reach an agreement on Hormuz and Tehran’s nuclear program.

From The Wall Street Journal May 22, 2026

I shrugged, doubting that it would have made much difference that day anyway.

From "Ugly" by Robert Hoge




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