skepticism
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I suspect that experience gave her a very strong civil libertarian instinct that manifests here as a deep skepticism towards state power to criminalize gun possession.
From Slate ● Jul. 24, 2026
The move could add to investors’ concerns about GSK’s upcoming loss of patent protection for HIV drugs and fuel skepticism about its ability to deliver on its 2031 sales target.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
But the right pick will bring “massive” upside, largely given vast skepticism around AI, for example, that’s holding investment money back.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 14, 2026
But some observers have expressed skepticism that AI is to blame, pointing to other factors such as over-hiring and efforts to cut costs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026
My reply, that it’s my own invention, is greeted with skepticism.
From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank
Most childhood memoirs depict the author as an adult in child’s clothing, possessing preternaturally sophisticated observations and skepticisms.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 14, 2023
“The reasons for skepticisms are very valid,” Nath says.
From Science Magazine ● Sep. 30, 2015
Alas, he is better at explaining doubts and skepticisms and moral relativism than at charting a path out of such dilemmas.
From Time Magazine Archive
My dear Hawthorne, the atmospheric skepticisms steal into me now, and make me doubtful of my sanity in writing you thus.
From Memories of Hawthorne by Lathrop, Rose Hawthorne
Life, with him, was a concerto of skepticisms.
From Never-Fail Blake by Stringer, Arthur
Vocabulary lists containing skepticism
"The Great Gatsby," Chapter 1 Vocabulary
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