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qualms

noun

plural of qualm

as in doubts

an uneasy feeling about the rightness of what one is doing or going to do she has no qualms about downloading pirated music files from the Internet

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Recent Examples of qualms Despite her qualms, Chavchavadze continued to see Jack throughout his presidency. — Laurence Leamer, Vanity Fair, 14 Oct. 2026 The warm and charismatic straight-shooter, who has clocked 20 years in the biz, has no qualms with exposing the inner workings of what can be a highly secretive industry. — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 30 Sep. 2026 Which is why Pedroza has no qualms about putting the game in Thomas’ hands. — Caleb Otte, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2026 Among the new 44 Squad, which Hondo aptly calls the Exiles, is Sammy Bishop (Lucy Barrett), a gun expert and social media star who, much to Hondo’s horror, has no qualms about live-streaming from headquarters. — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 25 Sep. 2026 At the same time, Pistorio has no qualms about putting Collier on the field for almost every play. — Paul Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 24 Sep. 2026 One of the only qualms was the price tag, but a $1,200 markdown pretty much renders that moot. — Kelsey Fogarty, PC Magazine, 8 Sep. 2026 Asian families are used to dealing with ministries through their businesses, and thus see few qualms in doing so again through their charities. — Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 7 Sep. 2026 If Declan Rice is not yet ready to start, Arteta will have no qualms about using Lewis-Skelly in his place. — Art De Roché, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026

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Shares tumbled to as low as 79 cents a share intraday in late 2008, as doubts grew about its ability to stay in business.

— Justin Zacks, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2026
Soon, in spite of my doubts, we were informed that, the next week, cameras were coming in.

— The New Yorker, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of doubts

Noun

Between aesthetic objections and concern for their bottom line, traditional publishing houses refused to have their titles printed in anything other than hardcovers.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 Oct. 2026
Their content objections also became entwined with safety concerns amid building demonstrations by activists.

— Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of objections

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Whatever Lee’s initial misgivings, Netflix—which, in 2023, announced a two-and-a-half-billion-dollar investment in Korean television series and movies—threw its weight behind the project.

— E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026
That result jazzed me, especially given my initial misgivings about the keyboard.

— Joe Osborne, PC Magazine, 11 Oct. 2026

Definition of misgivings

Noun

Spreadsheets existed in 2006, but here they are kept, like everyone’s shame and scruples, firmly out of sight.

— Justin Chang, New Yorker, 25 Sep. 2026
Hilton rejects the argument floated by some of his former colleagues that his scruples became a casualty of his ambition.

— Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 10 Aug. 2026

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