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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For now, those doubts have done little to dent her standing.—
Hanako Montgomery,
CNN Money,
6 Feb. 2026 -
Technical doubts and stealth concerns Skepticism around the SM-39 centers on physics as much as design.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Feb. 2026
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Such theories were met with some skepticism by trade researchers at the time, and not all of the predictions have come true.—
Josh Ederington,
Fortune,
8 Feb. 2026
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Marijane Leonard, a parent of a ninth grader at TIDE Academy, expressed skepticism over the transition to Woodside High School.—
Ryan Macasero,
Mercury News,
7 Feb. 2026
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No one immediately claimed responsibility for the explosion, but suspicion is likely to fall on militants such as the Pakistani Taliban or the Islamic State group, which has been blamed for previous attacks on Shiite worshippers.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
7 Feb. 2026
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In a June 2025 memo to Health Care Agency Director Veronica Kelley, Sabet noted that county staff failed to report its suspicions of abuse by 360 Clinic to the compliance office and fell short in overseeing the county’s $5 million contract with the vendor.—
Tony Saavedra,
Oc Register,
7 Feb. 2026
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That uncertainty comes with a risk.—
Hannah Keyser,
CNN Money,
9 Feb. 2026
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When uncertainty rises, organizations instinctively tighten their grip.—
Amy Eliza Wong,
Fortune,
9 Feb. 2026
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“Dubitation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dubitation. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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