cynical
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Cynical supporters might not be getting overexcited just yet, but signs are pointing to a new dawn for Everton.
From BBC • Sep. 23, 2024
You created a blog in 2005, the Cynical Ones.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2024
Cynical would be to pretend like the show is really doing something.
From New York Times • Sep. 29, 2021
And it's all here — rollicking versions of "Someday, Someway" and "There She Goes Again," rounded out by "Cynical Girl" and "Whenever You're on My Mind."
From Salon • Sep. 3, 2021
“Vera, this is what kids do in high school. You shouldn’t be up here sulking. You should go back and be yourself. Cynical, funny, straight-up Vera Dietz.”
From "Please Ignore Vera Dietz" by A.S. King
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