skeptically
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That plan has been greeted skeptically by analysts, who wonder about everything from its legality to which American oil companies will participate.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 2, 2026
And though his passion is food — and mine is scrutinizing it skeptically — I forgive him, because the show has become a minor obsession.
From Salon ● Jun. 15, 2026
So I gave myself a budget of around $350 a day and skeptically set out to see if anyone not arriving by Lamborghini could have a good time in this tax-free Shangri-La on the Mediterranean.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 10, 2026
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
Hazel and Frank glanced at each other skeptically.
From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan
