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were doubting
  • past progressive of doubt.

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I felt like so many people were doubting me and sleeping on me, especially after I was dropped from my label before.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 20, 2025

“We were doubting whatever he was saying,” Mr. Snyder said of Mr. Allen.

From Washington Times • Dec. 8, 2022

“More people feel themselves Ukrainian, even those who were doubting their Ukrainian and European identity.”

From New York Times • Jun. 3, 2022

With Facebook aggressively copying its staple Stories feature, investors were doubting Snap’s growth prospects as a newly public stock, and the deal ultimately fell apart over price.

From The Verge • Apr. 28, 2022

If she knew them at all by now, she knew that they, too, were doubting the trade of life, of lives, for books.

From "The Inquisitor's Tale" by Adam Gidwitz