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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

Reading the many threads and blog posts on this topic, it was clear I wasn’t the first person to face this very specific moving qualm.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 25, 2022

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

From The Verge Mar. 18, 2022

“Their qualm is that Guam is still closed. And if this is the ticket to getting back to work and restimulating the economy, then they want people to get the shot.”

From New York Times Aug. 25, 2021

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

He says he had no qualms about publishing.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 21, 2026

And Narbé — a 5th- and 6th-grade social studies teacher in Hollywood — had no qualms about backing these Iranian men.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 16, 2026

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

From Salon Jun. 13, 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

"Do you have any particular qualms about leaving Pencey?"

From "The Catcher in the Rye" by J. D. Salinger




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