dubious
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It wouldn’t target organizations that disbanded under dubious circumstances and seek new life under a new name.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
But others are still dubious that the city will fulfill its promises — or that the project itself will ever be finished.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
Running a pharmaceutical company under our dysfunctional system is a high-wire act that requires balancing the high-risk, high-cost business of drug discovery against the dubious math of drug pricing.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 13, 2026
"Whenever we find out that there's something dubious or fishy about a couple, we disqualify them," he tells the BBC.
From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026
The wildling gave the letter a dubious look and handed it right back.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
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