in doubt
idiom
: in a state of being uncertain or unsure
The outcome was in doubt until the final seconds of the game.
The future of the company remains very much in doubt.
When/if in doubt, please contact us with your questions.
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Angela Ryan Lee, Verywell Health, 30 Jan. 2026
Longer-term take When in doubt — zoom out.
—Jay Woods, CNBC, 29 Jan. 2026
For Spurs, who produced arguably their best performance of the season against Dortmund days after Thomas Frank's future was in doubt and on the back of a five-game winless run, this represents an ideal opportunity.
—Sukhman Singh, New York Times, 27 Jan. 2026
When in doubt, open Copilot manually instead.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 24 Jan. 2026
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“In doubt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20doubt. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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