dubious
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Despite the dangers, influencers with hundreds of thousands of followers on Instagram or TikTok promote private clinics or beauty salons that experts say are dubious.
From Barron's ● Jul. 17, 2026
After doubling down on this case, Blanche oversaw a highly dubious indictment that accused Abrego Garcia of human smuggling.
From Slate ● Jul. 9, 2026
When so much of our public life is mediated through phone screens, dubious algorithms and national outrage, there is something sincere and restorative about a neighborhood potluck.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026
At best, he is a trillionaire on paper, but even that description is dubious.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026
Compounded by Lawrence’s campaign for the Super, a project that many physicists considered technically and morally dubious, this record undermined his reputation as a scientist s scientist driven by the quest for knowledge alone.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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