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dubious

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




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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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