skeptical
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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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