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- noun Plural form of
doubt . - verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
doubt .
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Examples
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"No one doubts but that he will do it" is incorrect, for it contains three negatives -- _no_, _doubts_, and _but_.
Higher Lessons in English A work on english grammar and composition Brainerd Kellogg
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"My doubts on this subject are nothing more than _doubts_; they do not amount to a confirmed _unbelief_; because they admit the possibility of the account's being true.
A Series of Letters in Defence of Divine Revelation Hosea Ballou 1811
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First on their list of doubts is who will decide what “inexact information” means, and whether truthful criticism might be declared incorrect by the government making journalists and bloggers potentially liable.
Global Voices in English » Peru: Proposal Shortens Time for Media to Correct Inexact Information 2009
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And like you said, I think the way you shake off those doubts is you write what you love.
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When in doubts its better to err on the formal rather than on the casual side of dress.
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As with much of the Woods news the last few months, Golf Channel contributor John Feinstein doubts we're getting the whole truth about the injury.
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Though some of us had our doubts from the start, the sensational, celebrity-hungry world of 24-hour news rarely tarries for scepticism.
Joaquin Phoenix offers us a reality check on celebrity Hephzibah Anderson 2010
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One of my personal nagging doubts is that We're Doing It Wrong, that if somebody came by with a time scope, the Medieval Germans would be using different body mechanics and bladework.
zornhau: Zwerhhau...! zornhau 2010
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To ask the question or express any doubts is to mark one as a heretic.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Comparing Left and Right Blogospheres 2010
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In this opportunity in Espaciohogar. com we are going to know a new style in shelves that without doubts is going to attract attention of them and even they will like.
Modular bookshelves and room dividers by Permafrost and Katharina Styren 2009
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