cynical
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Iliffe-Moon often finds herself in meetings alongside engineers and product managers, acting as a stand-in for the everyday, often cynical consumer.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026
It’s sketched out for cynical skimming rather than deeper psychological consideration.
From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026
"But for people who are younger, who haven't been exposed to cynical marketing practices, these strategies may have more persuasive impacts."
From BBC • May 13, 2026
But the question of whether it made cynical sense to hack the situation’s geopolitics stuck with me: Should people wait on war developments to book their flights?
From Slate • May 12, 2026
Or was their tenure somewhat less cynical, more a matter of improvisation, motivated by the distant but vague object of forging a lasting harmony between Greek and Egyptian?
From "Circumference" by Nicholas Nicastro
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