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as in questionable
giving good reason for being doubted, questioned, or challenged
a speech full of disputable generalizations about people
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as in debatable
open to question or dispute
all disputable claims must be referred to the committee
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Just as Kate had warmed to the idea of assuming the position — after learning of the VP’s questionable deal makings on foreign affairs — the plan becomes moot in the closing minutes of the season when the president dies.Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024
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Kevin Jennings, who injured a knee against Duke last week, is questionable.Tom Layberger, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
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Now, as for whether or not Donald Trump is not at all Taylor Swift fan, that's actually debatable.Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 11 Sep. 2024
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While the accuracy of this claim is debatable, scientists and benchmarking organizations such as Model Evaluation and Threat Research seem to support it.Charles Towers-Clark, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
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There has been enough realignment in the past decade to make a county’s voting history before 2016 a very dubious predictor.Craig Gilbert, Journal Sentinel, 1 Nov. 2024
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Despite its astounding progress and immense promise, AI is now vying for the dubious distinction of being one of the most mistrusted industries.Nina Turner, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
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The series, which emerged as a breakaway hit with season one in 2022, features a cast of college students who make problematic choices one after the next, in a squirming but can’t stop watching manner.Leigh Nordstrom, WWD, 28 Oct. 2024
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Getting Remake From Hollywood & Italian Industry Vets Nicholas Hoult stars as Justin Kemp, a regional magazine writer and dedicated family man married to Allison (Zoey Deutch), who is nearing the end of a problematic pregnancy and needs her husband close by when he is summoned to jury duty.Pete Hammond, Deadline, 28 Oct. 2024
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If not, or if doubtful, then changes should be made sooner rather than later.Bill Conerly, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
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But analysts at Deutsche Bank and Morgan Stanley are doubtful on whether that lofty target can be met.Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 25 Oct. 2024
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Earlier in the month, the city's Metro Explosive Disposal Unit destroyed a suspicious device found near a ballot box at around 4 a.m. on Oct. 8, Vancouver police said at the time.Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2024
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These three suspicious men dropped out of sky in front of my house, on the 400 block of North Jones, hung out there for a bit, then ran toward my driveway blowing horns and flew off, heading toward Oakwood.Jay Martel, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2024
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“Disputable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disputable. Accessed 10 Nov. 2024.
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