skepticism
Example Sentences
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His agenda faces skepticism from some committee members, who question his views on balance-sheet reduction and interest-rate policy.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026
But a lot needs to happen before then -- and industry experts have voiced repeated skepticism that SpaceX and Blue Origin can achieve benchmarks in time.
From Barron's • May 21, 2026
Many of Swann’s readers admit a similar skepticism until they cracked her book’s spine and discovered they couldn’t put it down.
From Salon • May 17, 2026
But when McKnight brought the brand to the U.S., he was met with skepticism.
From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026
Genuine science and mathematical precision are more intriguing than are the “facts” published in supermarket tabloids or a romantic innumeracy which fosters credulity, stunts skepticism, and dulls one to real imponderables.
From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos
Vocabulary lists containing skepticism
"The Great Gatsby," Chapter 1 Vocabulary
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Power Suffix: -ism
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