be dubious
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That led him to be dubious of some depictions of a more polished Jamestown with smooth-cut planks.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 23, 2024
The critics had good reason to be dubious.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2022
They were right to be dubious: Over the last few years, Ms. Nuckolls kept noticing inaccurate payment counts when she checked on her status.
From New York Times • Jan. 25, 2022
But there are reasons to be dubious about how the journal's peer-review process worked in this case.
From Salon • Jul. 20, 2021
They were every one of them admitted to be dubious, inefficient, and imperfect.
From The Life of William Ewart Gladstone, Vol. 1 (of 3) 1809-1859 by Morley, John