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.
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Meanwhile, Federal Reserve policymakers have been sounding increasingly hawkish, putting a rate cut next month in doubt.
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Jason Ma, Fortune, 22 Nov. 2025
Tied at 16 late in the fourth quarter, the game was still in doubt until an inspired bit of misdirection just before the two-minute warning gave Baltimore its first lead since the first quarter.
—Kevin Dotson, CNN Money, 17 Nov. 2025
The amount is in dispute—more than 52,000 Christians were reportedly killed since 2009 and about 7,000 this year according to one advocacy group—and the nature of the killings is also in doubt.
—Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Nov. 2025
Maye seems to be thriving under the guidance of McDaniels, whose mastery of the Patriots’ offense has never been in doubt.
—Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 16 Nov. 2025
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Jason Ma, Fortune, 22 Nov. 2025
Tied at 16 late in the fourth quarter, the game was still in doubt until an inspired bit of misdirection just before the two-minute warning gave Baltimore its first lead since the first quarter.
—Kevin Dotson, CNN Money, 17 Nov. 2025
The amount is in dispute—more than 52,000 Christians were reportedly killed since 2009 and about 7,000 this year according to one advocacy group—and the nature of the killings is also in doubt.
—Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Nov. 2025
Maye seems to be thriving under the guidance of McDaniels, whose mastery of the Patriots’ offense has never been in doubt.
—Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 16 Nov. 2025
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“In doubt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20doubt. Accessed 28 Nov. 2025.
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