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skeptical

[skep-ti-kuhl] / ˈskɛp tɪ kəl /


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In March, the nation’s high court heard arguments about a five-day grace period in Mississippi, with the court’s conservative majority appearing skeptical.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

While astronomers and space scientists were initially skeptical about the planet nine theory, there has been mounting evidence thanks to increasingly powerful observations that the orbits of trans-Neptunian objects are indeed erratic.

From Science Daily • Jun. 9, 2026

But these revitalized Knicks—for decades themselves a Schadenfreudist’s delight, a faded franchise with crabby ownership and aggrieved fans—are giving even skeptical out-of-towners a case of the Manhattan warm ’n’ fuzzies.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

Even some high-profile bitcoin supporters have sounded more skeptical.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 2026

“He’s a friend?” asked Kuwei in skeptical Shu.

From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo




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