as in doubt
a feeling or attitude that one does not know the truth, truthfulness, or trustworthiness of someone or something
with considerable dubitation we listened to his tall tales of adventure
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Noun
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There's little doubt that AI will play an increasingly more prominent role in employee engagement, well-being and development.—
Kevin Korte,
Forbes,
7 Mar. 2025 -
There’s little doubt that Ohtani will be back in the 2026 WBC with the Japanese team that is ranked first in the world.—
Barry M. Bloom,
Sportico.com,
7 Mar. 2025
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At the same time, skepticism remains, with industry leaders such as Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang cautioning that meaningful commercial quantum applications could still be decades away.—
Dr. Ekta Dang,
Forbes,
9 Mar. 2025
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Jack Schlossberg made his snarky pitch in an Instagram video Thursday addressed to the wife of his cousin, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who was made Trump’s secretary of health and human services — despite his skepticism of life-saving vaccines.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
7 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Such sticker shocks frustrate consumers and raise suspicions of price gouging.—
Greg Petro,
Forbes,
13 Mar. 2025
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No one’s immune from suspicion, not even Kathryn, who has a way of smiling and purring through her answers to anyone’s questions.—
Michael Phillips,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Mar. 2025
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With uncertainty because of tariffs already rattling markets, a government shutdown could prove disastrous.—
JJ Kinahan,
Forbes,
10 Mar. 2025
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Subscribe Tech stocks in Europe pulled back 3.1% at 4.16 p.m. London time, following their U.S. counterparts, which were down amid uncertainty over the impact of U.S. tariffs on the outlook for the world’s largest economy.—
Chloe Taylor,Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
10 Mar. 2025
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“Dubitation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dubitation. Accessed 16 Mar. 2025.
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