dubious
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The reconstituted group largely abandoned the framework, allowing the committee to judge evidence of dubious quality alongside large randomized controlled trials.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026
Beyond the dubious and prejudicial methodology, the poll was conducted online, which further undermines its trustworthiness.
From Salon • Apr. 13, 2026
Those practices saw the original premise of social media—an extension of our proverbial kitchen table—replaced with ethically questionable and legally dubious methodologies.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026
The part where the laser guides the VSELs around Scott’s body is perhaps the most dubious of a procedure littered with doubt.
From Slate • Mar. 30, 2026
Looking in his refrigerator—the compressor had long since ceased working—he found a dubious cube of margarine.
From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick
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