as in doubts
refusal to accept something as true
their story explaining their absence was met with frank disbelief
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There are also significant doubts there are enough Navy ships to escort commercial vessels, given that 60 or more tankers typically traverse the strait each day.—
Vanessa Yurkevich,
CNN Money,
6 Mar. 2026 -
Then there was the fact that Carolyn’s mother, Ann Messina Freeman (played by Constance Zimmer), reportedly had her doubts ahead of the wedding and voiced them in a tense rehearsal dinner speech the night before the big day.—
Jessica Radloff,
Glamour,
6 Mar. 2026
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Student skepticism is being driven in part by faculty salaries within the academic affairs budget decreasing and the unknowns of new football stadium costs and financing.—
Michael McGough,
Sacbee.com,
8 Mar. 2026
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Rosa, another woman from Matanzas who arrived in Homestead two and a half years ago and asked to be identified only by her first name due to concerns for her family in Cuba, expressed skepticism about the prospects for meaningful change in Cuba.—
Sarah Moreno,
Miami Herald,
7 Mar. 2026
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The seizure comes a month before Hungary’s election, and the investigation mandate includes whether the money benefited opposition politicians, fueling suspicions of political motivation.—
Justin Spike,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Mar. 2026
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Panamanian authorities raided the PPC’s offices in late February, removing over 100 boxes of records among suspicions that the company hid information about its management of the Balboa and Cristóbal terminals.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
10 Mar. 2026
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“Disbeliefs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disbeliefs. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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