skepticism
Example Sentences
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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
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