doubtful
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But the other options are no more appealing and El-Erian is doubtful the government is ready to look at other measures.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
One flagged doubtful citations, the other assesses each flag, and I adjudicated every call against my archived sources, across 566 end notes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
“You know, their story is quite similar to how women in England weren’t allowed to play football for years,” observed Higgins, netting a doubtful reaction from the museum’s forbearing docent.
From Salon ● Aug. 7, 2026
Mayor Karen Bass’s 45-day cleanup deadline is fast approaching, and Jurado was doubtful that Lineagecould meet it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026
When he heard of Hill House he had been at first doubtful, then hopeful, then indefatigable; he was not the man to let go of Hill House once he had found it.
From "The Haunting of Hill House" by Shirley Jackson
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