cynic
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You don't have to be a cynic to believe Campbell got what he came for.
From BBC • Feb. 8, 2026
A cynic might argue that celebrities don’t want film and moviegoing as we know them to die because they don’t want to lose their source of income, and maybe that’s true for some.
From Salon • Jan. 13, 2026
The cabbie, a hard-bitten postcommunist cynic, asks her if she’s visiting the archives “for work or fun.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 30, 2025
You have the rare gift of making financial analysis feel like sitting at a bar with the smartest cynic in the room.
From MarketWatch • Oct. 17, 2025
As she ran, she thought, For a cynic, l am a surprisingly helpful person.
From "Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures" by Kate DiCamillo
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