doubt
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On Friday morning, Burke’s defense team tried to sow doubt about the conclusiveness of the autopsy conducted in the case.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026
But for a sport haunted by its own history, the antidoping show of force was designed to breed confidence not doubt.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
No doubt, a shameless data miner can torture the data long enough to get it to support any conclusion.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 23, 2026
“I’ve always believed that anything is possible and there’s no doubt in here,” and she pats her heart, “because I’ve always felt this immense love for me from another entity.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
For a moment I began to doubt myself for suspecting her.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
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T-Mobile CFO Osvaldik doubts that SpaceX has a credible path to low-band spectrum, since upcoming auctions are focused on mid- and higher-frequency bands.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 25, 2026
Many countries were likely hoping the worst of trade wars are behind them, he said, but some may now have doubts.
From Barron's ● Jul. 24, 2026
They do reflect investors’ creeping doubts about the government’s future ability to pay, though.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
Infantino will sell the expansion as being good for the global game, but there have to be doubts that it is good for the competition.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
She couldn’t talk to anyone about her doubts.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
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Yi Won-kon, a professor emeritus of fine arts who advised Roh in the center’s early days, said he had initially doubted a wealthy socialite without formal training in media-art theory could succeed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
Cherubim's joint advisor David Charbonneau, head of the Harvard Department of Astronomy and astronomer in the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian, initially doubted whether the plan would succeed.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 21, 2026
Analysts, however, doubted a direct connection, saying that such tests are likely planned well in advance.
From Barron's ● Jul. 7, 2026
Through it all, he said, he doubted if he "wasn't actually good, just popular".
From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026
That might have made those who were envious of him feel better, but I doubted that they understood Farmer.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
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Reiterating it doesn’t necessarily prevent some allies from still doubting the U.S. commitment, given previous remarks by U.S. leaders.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 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
Adams is presented as a loutish rabble-rouser, but there’s no doubting Lawson’s moral certainty or patriotic intent.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 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
And now she was back to fretting about my running around with boys, worrying that Ba would somehow find out and disapprove, doubting that I could snag a boy like James.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
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