skepticism
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Skepticism over private loan valuations prompted investor withdrawals; Apollo Global Management will offer daily valuations.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026
Skepticism about oil and energy stocks makes sense given how much crude prices have spiked since the war in Iran began in late February.
From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026
Skepticism abounds, even from one of the most observant former players, Brandon McCarthy, who pitched for the Dodgers and Yankees.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 24, 2024
"Skepticism is a good thing in science, but there are a lot of bad faith out efforts to distort and impair understanding, and that's not skepticism. It's anything but skepticism."
From Salon • Sep. 29, 2023
Skepticism enables us to distinguish fancy from fact, to test our speculations.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
Vocabulary lists containing skepticism
"The Great Gatsby," Chapter 1 Vocabulary
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