doubted
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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
The project opens with the defiant statement, "I don't want to be humble no more", a message to the people who doubted her star power.
From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026
She doubted what some said, that in the tropics, toads magically appeared when water was tossed on the ground.
From "The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science" by Joyce Sidman
