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askance

[uh-skans] / əˈskæns /


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The company has long looked askance at AI.

From The Wall Street Journal May 9, 2026

For instance, if you took the standard deduction last year and itemized your deductions this year, the IRS would not look askance.

From MarketWatch Mar. 23, 2026

“Often, people look askance at victims who come forward with allegations years after a crime,” Boyarsky said in a statement.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 6, 2024

Such an approach is bound to be viewed askance by those expecting “Caste” to follow a classically prescribed narrative structure.

From Salon Jan. 26, 2024

They did not look askance at the attic hatch, but that was no guarantee that next time things would proceed along the same lines.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead




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