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questionable

[kwes-chuh-nuh-buhl] / ˈkwɛs tʃə nə bəl /


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Defense might be the wrong word in Georgia, where polls show freshman Sen. Jon Ossoff handily beating a Republican challenger who keeps some questionable company.

From Slate Sep. 10, 2026

While mothering her two teenagers, one of them newly identifies as nonbinary — “It was Laurel’s job to not make a big deal about this” — she obsesses about her husband’s questionable fidelity.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 8, 2026

A morally questionable reporter-turned TV host is the protagonist of Lance Oppenheim's "Primetime", based on the real-life NBC television show "To Catch a Predator" that unmasked paedophiles after luring them to staged meetings with minors.

From Barron's Sep. 6, 2026

Her once-illustrious family has never quite recovered from the questionable disappearance of their fortune, though it has held fast to certain traditions.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 2, 2026

Tonight their lives might just rest on her questionable culinary skills.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman




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