doubtful
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To impress doubtful sommeliers abroad, Milani challenged them to blind taste tests, and said they often preferred the Chinese wine to French or Italian comparisons.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
“In those six days, my brain was trying to make sense of it, and I felt like: It must not be very good then,” Forte explains with a doubtful expression.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
That will be especially important with last season's mainstays Azor Matusiwa and Jack Taylor doubtful for the opening game following operations over the summer.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
“You know, their story is quite similar to how women in England weren’t allowed to play football for years,” observed Higgins, netting a doubtful reaction from the museum’s forbearing docent.
From Salon ● Aug. 7, 2026
She eyed me, a doubtful expression on her face.
From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam
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