doubt
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"It casts doubt over a system we're proud of and children that we're proud of," says Sarah Hopkins, who's been a headteacher here for eight years.
From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026
Edgeworth leaves no doubt which is the hero.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026
"For the avoidance of doubt, I wrote The Blue Fighter," he posted on X, external.
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026
I gave him every benefit of the doubt.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 10, 2026
“Oh, I’ve no doubt you could kill me. But this, right here, is the potion. It needs one more ingredient.”
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
“You Can See Everything” is an absorbing study of public presentation and private doubts, a documentary that asks more questions than it answers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026
Like many experts, Kilduff doubts the latest deal with Moscow will fundamentally change the energy situation.
From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026
Yet with the bull market ready to blow out four candles this week, surging Treasury yields have been raising doubts on Wall Street about how much further stocks can climb from here.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 11, 2026
Once they got around to talking, Sepinwall’s doubts dissolved.
From Salon ● Oct. 10, 2026
Exhausted by the journey, and by his own doubts and fears, he slept heavily.
From "The Black Cauldron" by Lloyd Alexander
But now, I seriously doubted anyone was going to hand me a bronze statue for the way I yelled at my kids for not finishing their chicken nuggets.
From Salon ● Sep. 26, 2026
“A couple of years ago, people doubted whether the industry could ever get back to $10 billion,” said Eric Handler, media and entertainment analyst at Roth Capital Partners.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
But there were periods since 2019 when Hunt doubted if such moments would be possible.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 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
I doubted there was any chance for us now.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
For Lyttle, having worked with Charles at age-group level with Northern Ireland, there was never any doubting his potential.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
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
That gave Potter the chance to help Sweden to the World Cup but also show those doubting his managerial credentials that he still has what it takes to deliver on the big stage.
From BBC ● Jun. 15, 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
Meggie saw the doubting faces turn back toward him.
From "Inkheart" by Cornelia Funke
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