cynicism
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Yet despite the cynicism, India has never quite abandoned the idea that voluntary suffering can move politics in ways speeches cannot.
From BBC ● Jul. 16, 2026
Yet “Who Framed Roger Rabbit” got close to the truth by tapping into L.A.’s chaotic trifecta of of zealotry, naïveté and cynicism.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026
And there is so much cynicism in that play.
From Slate ● Jun. 29, 2026
The film isn’t arguing with cynicism; it’s presenting an alternative.
From Salon ● Jun. 13, 2026
This peculiar linking-together of opposites—knowl-edge with ignorance, cynicism with fanaticism—is one of the chief distinguishing marks of Oceanic society.
From "1984" by George Orwell
The girls' faces are fresh and untouched by the indulgences and cynicisms of city life.
From BBC ● Nov. 23, 2014
Gold will be accused of twin cynicisms – of jumping on the Olympics bandwagon and of manipulating its audience's emotions.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 2, 2012
And golfers are as prone as the police to develop fatalistic cynicisms about their fellow men.
From Time Magazine Archive
America's discussion and debate, its hopes and cynicisms about the post-war world, moved last week to a new plane.
From Time Magazine Archive
He was about to give vent to one of his coldest cynicisms, when Nick Devereux looked over from the card table and claimed him.
From The Law-Breakers by Cullum, Ridgwell
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Grade 10, List 1
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President Obama's Farewell Address
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1984
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