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dubiously

ADVERB
doubtfully
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We even got the comedy of the dubiously banned-from-soccer ex-FIFA boss Sepp Blatter soliloquizing about the integrity of his former employer.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 6, 2026

But amid the furore, centre Tom Shanklin kept his cool to set up one try and - dubiously - claim an assist for another.

From BBC Mar. 19, 2025

It's that ebullient zest for discovery that's kept Steves such a durable resource in a field now glutted with dubiously qualified influencers.

From Salon Feb. 28, 2025

“He said he was a lawyer,” he testified dubiously when asked what Cohen’s role in the company had been.

From Slate May 14, 2024

Mrs. Owens walked inside, looking dubiously at the shelves, and at the old wooden pews tipped up against a wall.

From "The Graveyard Book" by Neil Gaiman




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