cynical
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The cynical account of his political evolution is only partially right.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026
“It’s only if you’re utterly cynical and ignore all the evidence that you make a claim that, in fact, these cases are attributable to nefarious criminal intent.”
From Salon ● Jul. 7, 2026
Jed, do you want to make an attempt to explain Cook as something more than cynical and results-oriented?
From Slate ● Jul. 6, 2026
"If I want to be cynical and sarcastic, all we would have earned is a right to get absolutely destroyed by France," said German football journalist Raphael Honigstein on BBC Radio 5 Live.
From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2026
I tell her how he’s less cynical than he thinks he is.
From "Everything, Everything" by Nicola Yoon
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