skeptically

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The 50% U.S. content proposal is likely to be viewed skeptically by many automakers, who would struggle to source half of their content from U.S. sources, particularly if there is only a short phase-in period.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

"Our expectations were simply following along with that consensus, but once we sampled the hyoid and saw features that strongly indicated maturity, we knew that we had to examine that idea more skeptically."

From Science Daily • Apr. 15, 2026

Barron’s wrote skeptically about the stock last December.

From Barron's • Oct. 25, 2025

But those whims change over time, and that lands the loyalty of the show in some awkward tonal territory, with the hosts supporting causes they once, to say the least, viewed extremely skeptically.

From Slate • Aug. 5, 2025

“Hmmm...the Dark Mark we don’t know exists,” said Hermione skeptically, rolling up Ron’s dried essay before it could come to any more harm and handing it to him.

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling