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qualm

[kwahm, kwawm] / kwɑm, kwɔm /


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"The very nature of the alleged conspiracy does not state an antitrust claim, and the court therefore has no qualm dismissing with prejudice," she concluded.

From BBC Mar. 26, 2026

My only qualm here was the edges of the filmed footage have been sharpened away by gleamingly untroubled animation.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 20, 2025

Seconds later, he wrote, the actors became the hospital, and “shortly afterward turn it, without a qualm, into a Buddhist funeral.”

From New York Times Apr. 24, 2023

The only qualm we have with the Charge 5 is the always-on display.

From The Verge Mar. 18, 2022

Westley let go of the vine without a qualm, because he had come too far to fail now; failure was not even a problem to be considered.

From "The Princess Bride" by William Goldman

Narbé Mansourian — a social studies teacher — had no qualms about separating the players from the politics in the country with the complicated geopolitical — and personal — history.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 16, 2026

But “Disclosure Day” makes no qualms about its sanguinity.

From Salon Jun. 13, 2026

Despite the qualms, many countries don’t want to miss out on the investment either.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 7, 2026

"I don't see why I should have any qualms if people fall for it," he told AFP in an interview in a Tirana cafe.

From Barron's Jun. 5, 2026

From our modern perspective, it is easy to dismiss the ancients’ qualms about the utility of science.

From "Circumference" by Nicholas Nicastro




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