come into question

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: to cause doubts
The results of the study have come into question.

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Her comments come as Johnson’s future as Speaker has suddenly come into question about two weeks before Republicans vote for their next leader, and with one GOP member — Rep. Thomas Massie (Ky.) — already opposing Johnson, who has a razor-slim margin in the House. Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 19 Dec. 2024 The severity of this talent need for major employers has come into question as of late, especially as many of the companies who have the highest volume of H-1B visa petition approvals also conducted layoffs over the last two years, according to the EPI report. Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 11 Jan. 2025 But what has come into question about her testimony are a series of texts between the appellate judge and Miami-Dade State Attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle. Charles Rabin, Miami Herald, 2 Jan. 2025 Korea Airports Corporation’s safety standards have come into question, with critics arguing that if the antenna array had been installed on a more easily breakable mount, as in many other airports, the disaster might have been less severe. Jin Yu Young, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for come into question

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“Come into question.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/come%20into%20question. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.

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