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dubious

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




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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

And to specifically bring it back to Douthat’s dubious query, Diarra — either of them — is precisely the kind of woman who puts the lie to fantasies about female submissiveness.

From Salon Aug. 1, 2026

It "cannot keep going on" with "secret schemes of fast-track timescales cooked up by faceless individuals and of dubious benefit to the game"

From BBC Aug. 1, 2026

The FDA reviewers cited a litany of dubious reasons why the outside experts shouldn’t trust the trial results, as we described in a recent editorial.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 31, 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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