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doubt

[daut] / daʊt /




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"Where is the evidence she did this?" said Reddington, who also cast doubt on Clancy's own admissions that she killed her children, in what would be a major shift from her mental health defense.

From Barron's ● Sep. 29, 2026

“I had no doubt in my mind,” Jackson said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

But that comes as Australians themselves increasingly doubt their relationship with the US.

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026

No doubt the TikTok amateur detectives would’ve momentarily shifted from true crime to the Chaplin twins, trying their damnedest to debunk what only the sisters could truly understand.

From Salon ● Sep. 28, 2026

By the time he got to bed his brain felt overheated, no doubt contributing to the nightmares that plagued him all night.

From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste

As investors question whether the memory cycle is reaching a peak, one analyst sees a chance for Micron Technology to quiet doubts when it reports earnings later this week.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026

Flannery is not taking part in rehearsals but is looking forward to seeing it on stage, though he did have doubts about returning to Our Friends in the North.

From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026

And although the book was widely praised by critics and was flying off shelves in France before the scandal, some doubts had been raised.

From Barron's ● Sep. 25, 2026

And anybody — or “everybody,” per Adams — who doubts these Rams, does so at their own peril.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026

But now and again, I had my doubts about Mr. Pinkerton’s detectives and the lengths they were willing to go to in order to catch a criminal.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan

But now, I seriously doubted anyone was going to hand me a bronze statue for the way I yelled at my kids for not finishing their chicken nuggets.

From Salon ● Sep. 26, 2026

“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

His blustering threats, alternating with claims of imminent peace and victory, are doubted by friends and foe.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026

I doubted I’d get any work that would help us more than my farming.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo

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

"England can win - there's no doubting that," Rooney added.

From BBC ● Jun. 8, 2026

The seven-time champion is back on form this year after a difficult debut season with Ferrari in 2025 when he several times made public statements doubting himself.

From BBC ● Jun. 7, 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

She said it like a question, like she was doubting what she knew was true.

From "The Parker Inheritance" by Varian Johnson




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