questionable activity

collocation in English

meaningsofquestionableandactivity

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questionable
adjective[+ question word]
uk
/ˈkwes.tʃə.nə.bəl/us
/ˈkwes.tʃə.nə.bəl/
not certain, or wrong in ...
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activity
noun
uk
/ækˈtɪv.ə.ti/us
/ækˈtɪv.ə.t̬i/
the situation in which a lot of things are happening or people are ...
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(Definition ofquestionableandactivityfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofquestionable activity

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Teo examines dance both in terms of its central role within modernism and as a 'morallyquestionableactivity'.
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To raise interest rates to attract new foreign money from abroad —hot money—would he a dubious andquestionableactivity.
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There was insufficient evidence to prosecute, but questionable activities were certainly taking place.
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But, unfortunately, a minority of practitioners have engaged in questionable activities to the detriment of creditors.
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But, unfortunately, a minority of practitioners has engaged in questionable activities to the detriment of creditors.
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He will also know how difficult that action was, as although 420 people were interviewed and there were hundreds of questionable activities and offences, no illegal immigrants were identified.
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Drake worked his way through the legal processes that are prescribed for government employees who believe that questionable activities are taking place in their departments.
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The system then creates vessel behavior profiles that could identify questionable activities even if the transponders were temporarily turned off.
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That allows them to take advantage of the variety of laws, regulations, and conventions in multiple countries, without overtly engaging in any questionable activities.
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I don't think controversial or questionable activities in the life of any artist or writer is something that should necessarily discount the literary legacy that they leave behind.
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Given how difficult all concerned found discussing the details of the crimes at issue, their language characterizes the questionable activities repeatedly without ever specifying the actions themselves.
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