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I doubt it

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noun

  1. a card game, the object of which is to rid oneself of all cards, in which the first player places aces face down on the table and the others follow, in turn, with cards of the next lower rank, adding at will other cards, except that if such deception is successfully challenged, the player must pick up all the cards then on the table.


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I doubt it works much better for voting than for hospice or unemployment programs.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 15, 2026

I doubt it, judging by initial reaction in Russia.

From BBC Aug. 2, 2025

"I don't see any pattern here. I mean, you know, someday pigs may fly, but I doubt it," he shared.

From Salon Apr. 20, 2025

“Maybe persistence hunting was part of the mix, but I doubt it was a big part.”

From Science Magazine May 12, 2024

“Though I doubt it was ever meant for this purpose.”

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern

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