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qualm

[kwahm, kwawm] / kwɑm, kwɔm /


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If there’s any qualm in Cosm’s work it’s that at times there could be a tinge more self-control in order to let the film do its work.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 14, 2026

"There was never a quibble, never a qualm, there was never a moan", he said.

From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2022

The only qualm we have with the Charge 5 is the always-on display.

From The Verge ● Mar. 18, 2022

In the past, if she had a qualm in a rehearsal about a character or a scene, she would let it be, then end up feeling awkward and foolish onstage.

From New York Times ● Feb. 25, 2022

There was a sick qualm at the pit of Johnny’s stomach.

From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes

And unlike us mere mortals, they aren’t afflicted by pesky qualms about their reputation or career, or that queasy feeling in the gut produced by years of social conditioning against lying or ripping people off.

From Slate ● Oct. 25, 2026

In hindsight, Yeager said she had some initial qualms about the rental process, but the person with whom she was dealing reassured her at every point.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026

Harry says being around other people making content helped him overcome his qualms about doing it himself.

From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2026

But “Disclosure Day” makes no qualms about its sanguinity.

From Salon ● Jun. 13, 2026

Luckily, the old man, Nasser, had no moral qualms about their divorce of convenience and agreed to help.

From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi


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