in doubt
idiom
: in a state of being uncertain or unsure
The outcome was in doubt until the final seconds of the game.
The future of the company remains very much in doubt.
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Rick Tocchet implied after the team’s skate in Las Vegas, meanwhile, that Hughes’ status on Saturday versus the Vegas Golden Knights was in doubt according to Sportsnet’s Iain MacIntyre.
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Thomas Drance, The Athletic, 22 Feb. 2025
The country’s economic model is in doubt, with manufacturing shaken by the end of cheap energy imports from Russia and growing competitiveness from China on the world market.
—Ido Vock, TIME, 22 Feb. 2025
But the head of the agency was put on leave a week before Trump’s inauguration, a bureaucratic power struggle over the program is slowing progress, and the future of the agency itself is in doubt.
—Danielle Chemtob, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
When in doubt, follow the instructions on the registry website and avoid the headache of wrapping the present yourself!
—Brooke Bobb, Vogue, 20 Feb. 2025
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Thomas Drance, The Athletic, 22 Feb. 2025
The country’s economic model is in doubt, with manufacturing shaken by the end of cheap energy imports from Russia and growing competitiveness from China on the world market.
—Ido Vock, TIME, 22 Feb. 2025
But the head of the agency was put on leave a week before Trump’s inauguration, a bureaucratic power struggle over the program is slowing progress, and the future of the agency itself is in doubt.
—Danielle Chemtob, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
When in doubt, follow the instructions on the registry website and avoid the headache of wrapping the present yourself!
—Brooke Bobb, Vogue, 20 Feb. 2025
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“In doubt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20doubt. Accessed 28 Feb. 2025.
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