skepticism
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The judge voiced skepticism during the hearing of Brito’s assertion that the article said Trump personally authored, drew and signed the letter.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2026
But for many Americans, it may be best approached with a healthy dose of skepticism.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026
If the University of South Carolina campus is indicative of anything, the next generation has deep skepticism about artificial intelligence.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
Reported new details about Anthropic’s financial status ahead of its public listing are adding to the growing skepticism of the AI trade’s economics.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 15, 2026
Usually, he ends up by discussing something far afield, an act which incites skepticism and suspicion in those anxious for a straight-out explanation.
From "Native Son" by Richard Wright
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Most childhood memoirs depict the author as an adult in child’s clothing, possessing preternaturally sophisticated observations and skepticisms.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 14, 2023
“The reasons for skepticisms are very valid,” Nath says.
From Science Magazine ● Sep. 30, 2015
Alas, he is better at explaining doubts and skepticisms and moral relativism than at charting a path out of such dilemmas.
From Time Magazine Archive
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With me they have left a blessing,—a belief which existing abuses cannot shake nor worldly skepticisms destroy: an abiding faith in human virtue and in social progress.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 91, May, 1865 by Various
The spiritualist finds himself driven to express his faith by a series of skepticisms.
From Representative Men by Ralph Waldo Emerson
Vocabulary lists containing skepticism
"The Great Gatsby," Chapter 1 Vocabulary
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