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Which author wrote, "The world is full of… handsome, dubious eggs, called possibilities"?

dubious

[doo-bee-uhs, dyoo-] / ˈdu bi əs, ˈdju- /




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But the unyielding scrutiny over dubious associations doesn’t cut both ways.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 3, 2026

It wouldn’t target organizations that disbanded under dubious circumstances and seek new life under a new name.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 27, 2026

Running a pharmaceutical company under our dysfunctional system is a high-wire act that requires balancing the high-risk, high-cost business of drug discovery against the dubious math of drug pricing.

From MarketWatch Aug. 13, 2026

Indeed, Vought and Paoletta are close allies—Vought executes the dubious budgetary procedures; Paoletta handles the legal arguments.

From Slate Aug. 4, 2026

To scare a confession out of this dubious Mr. Drysdale, I had but one speaking part.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan




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