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a feeling of guilt, doubt, worry, etc., that you have after you have decided to do something or after something has happened
After she agreed to lend him the money, she had second thoughts. She was having second thoughts about getting married.
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Noun
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Apple isn’t the only tech giant drawing doubts about its AI capabilities.—
Lisa Eadicicco,
CNN Money,
13 June 2026 -
While area colleges such as Rutgers and Seton Hall showed interest, Alvarado instead committed in September 2016 to Georgia Tech, whose coach, Josh Pastner, displayed faith in Alvarado despite doubts from others.—
Tim Casey,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2026
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Someone might have misgivings about something, but go along with their team, or their family, or their friends.—
John Werner,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
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Councilmember Carroll Fife, meanwhile, shares Houston’s rationale that voters should be allowed a say despite her own misgivings about centralizing power in a single individual.—
Shomik Mukherjee,
Mercury News,
11 June 2026
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