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skepticism

[skep-tuh-siz-uhm] / ˈskɛp təˌsɪz əm /


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What makes this moment different is that the skepticism is not confined to the opposition.

From Salon • Apr. 1, 2026

Materne noted that skepticism of Microsoft’s AI strategy is another factor dogging the stock.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 25, 2026

But Arab mediators privately expressed skepticism that the U.S. and Iran could quickly reach an agreement, noting that the two sides remained far apart.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

The public at large bought into those efforts with little skepticism in the understandable desire to have Latinos star in the American story.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026

Coram looked at the professor; he’d thought Löfgren was familiar with the alethiometer, as Hallgrimsson was, and believed in its powers, but there was a tone of skepticism in his question.

From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman