doubt
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Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson wrote a separate, solo dissent that expressed serious doubt about the plaintiff’s concession.
From Slate ● Jul. 15, 2026
The diminished value of the cover letter also reflects the doubt that’s crept into the job-search process.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 15, 2026
England may not have won the World Cup for 60 years, but there can be no doubt that English soccer has become the most powerful force in the game.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
But some child safety charities and experts have cast doubt on the effectiveness or promise of a midnight curfew for older UK teens.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
I can see Grandma Sadie looking at me intently, no doubt wondering what happened when I met with Wes.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
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“We are seeing fatigue in tech stocks and doubts about the longer-term staying power of the chips,” he said.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 16, 2026
"Even soldiers who joined years ago are starting to have doubts and uncertainties about whether the revolution will still succeed," said the 23-year-old, asking to be identified by his callsign "Villain" for security reasons.
From Barron's ● Jul. 10, 2026
Fery's progress has also been limited by injuries, notably bone bruising in his arm that led to "doubts and dark moments".
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
“Nobody doubts the impact of gunpowder, but it was on the battlefield for hundreds of years, alongside knights and pikemen.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026
Always getting picked on, always getting laughed at, and all while fighting the natural doubts any person is prone to when trying to create—it wore Petey down.
From "The Last Last-Day-of-Summer" by Lamar Giles
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I have never doubted the tireless efforts of those who work the elections.
From Salon ● Jun. 26, 2026
Because of his superiority on clay, some doubted Nadal's ability on other surfaces.
From BBC ● Jun. 18, 2026
When the German philosopher Theodor W. Adorno doubted the possibility of poetry after Auschwitz, Celan replied with the asperity of one who knew where barbarism had lodged.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 5, 2026
But the Supreme Court left that question unanswered, and prosecutors doubted they could secure murder convictions against Law, Currie said, stressing he will still be given a significant sentence.
From Barron's ● May 29, 2026
She sounded like she doubted her own ability to read.
From "The Strangers" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
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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
Adams is presented as a loutish rabble-rouser, but there’s no doubting Lawson’s moral certainty or patriotic intent.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026
As in “Safe,” the heroine is driven by the doubting crowd into the embrace of the few who believe her.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 9, 2026
With 126 first-team Barcelona appearances and 21 senior caps for Spain under her belt before the age of 20, there is no doubting Lopez is destined for greatness.
From BBC ● May 22, 2026
Brand and Cooke stared at each other, both doubting.
From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright
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