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dubious

[doo-bee-uhs, dyoo-] / ˈdu bi əs, ˈdyu- /




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Honestly, I’m dubious of the film’s certainty that folks even have the bandwidth to care about such news, let alone agree on what they’re seeing.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

Mr. West makes him a rather dubious character, unnecessarily: Is he adolescently insecure or devious?

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

"Another dubious call that goes in Celtic's favour. There will be serious questions asked about it."

From BBC • May 13, 2026

Cataloging what I have — and tossing anything expired, dubious or otherwise a little grim — feels like a miniature form of spring cleaning.

From Salon • May 12, 2026

At times, when a dubious or complex combination was played, or when the diminutive American Reshevsky took one hour and ten minutes on one move, twenty-two hundred eyebrows seemed to rise in unison.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady




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