skeptic
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But he is also a skeptic of preemption when neither Congress nor the Constitution has explicitly stripped away some traditional power from the state.
From Slate • Apr. 22, 2026
That rally was enough to get skeptic BNP Paribas analyst David O’Connor to back away from his bearish call on the stock.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 21, 2026
Ward’s song “does NOT guarantee you will have a good day,” another skeptic warned.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026
Evy is the show’s skeptic, able to use logic to refute every Creepypasta-lite story or folktale they come across on the show.
From Salon • Mar. 15, 2026
Charles felt that if he could explain the evolution of the eye, he could convince even the harshest skeptic that he was right.
From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman
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