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Verb
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Looking back, Drew said her parents never doubted her decision to pursue a career in Hollywood.—
Stephanie Nolasco,
FOXNews.com,
23 May 2026 -
Howard, who has been doing outreach on Hollywood’s streets for two decades, doubted that everyone got counted that day.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
22 May 2026
Verb
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Serious cinephiles don’t much care whether or not Cannes hosts the premiere of a film that will shortly be in multiplexes everywhere, but the red-carpet currency of a Cruise-level megastar at the festival is not to be discounted.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
26 May 2026
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But it shouldn’t be entirely discounted that yesterday was the first time Durán was behind the plate for one of Canning’s Padres starts.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 May 2026
Verb
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In a dispute earlier this year, an audit — which the mayor’s office disputed — found that the actual cost is higher.—
Elliott Wenzler,
Denver Post,
20 May 2026
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Kabuga, somewhere in his 90s — his age is disputed — and suffering from severe dementia, had been forced to remain in the United Nations detention facility in The Hague after he was found unfit to stand trial in 2023 as no country was willing to take him in, prolonging the case against him.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
20 May 2026
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“Wondered (about).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wondered%20%28about%29. Accessed 28 May. 2026.
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