doubt
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Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh’s Jackson Hole speech left little doubt that the Fed is prepared to lift interest rates if necessary.
From Barron's ● Aug. 29, 2026
For the past decade, Apple has backed the National Park Foundation through annual Apple Pay fundraising collaborations — no doubt driven by Cook’s love of national parks.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 29, 2026
Why, then, is the orphan IG’s future in doubt, even as the President cheers its work?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
Excitement over its future prospects should be tempered because of the fragility of the opposition, yet there is no doubt England's bowlers have been outstanding so far in this series.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
It wasn’t a question, really, and the declaration cleared my own doubt.
From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff
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He doubts the existence of extraterrestrials but recognizes their prominence in our imagination as a chapter in “humanity’s evolving self-portrait.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
“The Court has doubts that caselaw supports the construction of ‘fugitive’ that Texas is considering,” he wrote in a footnote.
From Slate ● Aug. 28, 2026
He thinks the world needs a new system for managing the transition and said he doubts that current bureaucratic structures are equipped to deal with the challenges AI may introduce.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 26, 2026
A turbulent few days have raised doubts about the role of South Korea in any diplomatic push, despite President Lee Jae Myung's dovish line on the North since taking power last year.
From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 2026
He was sharing his most intimate grievances, all of his doubts and failures, with the hated Ann Atwater.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
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Due process was followed, although few doubted what the verdict would be.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
His blustering threats, alternating with claims of imminent peace and victory, are doubted by friends and foe.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
The great contradiction in Zhu’s career is that he never seems to have doubted the necessity of Communist Party control.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
He has admitted he doubted himself at times last year.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
His investors were happy to let him pick stocks on their behalf, but they almost universally doubted his ability to foresee big macroeconomic trends.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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He sees the junk that AI puts out is a shot in the arm for creatives who are doubting their own instincts.
From Salon ● Jul. 5, 2026
But families, charities and firms said the measure will do little to help squeezed budgets, with some doubting the tax saving would be passed on to customers.
From BBC ● Jun. 24, 2026
As in “Safe,” the heroine is driven by the doubting crowd into the embrace of the few who believe her.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 9, 2026
Many observers have said that, for the market to really crack, investors must seriously start doubting the longevity and intensity of the AI trade.
From MarketWatch ● May 18, 2026
But to hear his dad say it now, he almost felt silly for ever doubting it.
From "Millionaires for the Month" by Stacey McAnulty
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