cynical
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“In my mind, it’s never been cynical about the human condition and about the importance of families, love and mercy and kindness,” he says.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
Emilia, by contrast, is a strikingly modern figure in her cynical assessments of the hypocrisy of a culture that will deride women for sexual behavior that wouldn’t be censured in men.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026
Markets aren’t cynical enough to jettison their bets on tech, however, and continue to ride the sector’s extraordinary gains into the start of the new month.
From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026
Despite the camaraderie at the highest political levels, Charles Parton, a former British diplomat to China, is cynical about the natural cultural affinity between ordinary Chinese and Russians.
From BBC • May 18, 2026
Adina would get all cynical, say, “What did you expect?”
From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray
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