cynic
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The cynic in me says it’s a little bit ridiculous and paradoxically doesn’t help the fight to be taken more seriously.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
"The cynic in me says this is what always happens to Mexico. We're good, but we just can never truly compete against the elite of the world," he says.
From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026
“Of course, a director like Spielberg would spend his old age making stale hopecore sci-fi,” a cynic might argue.
From Salon ● Jun. 13, 2026
The man is rhapsodically shameless—oafishly charismatic, memorably strange-looking—a cynic at heart, and a carny in spirit.
From Slate ● Jun. 11, 2026
My dad says he doesn’t know where my cynicism comes from, but I’m not a cynic.
From "The Sun Is Also a Star" by Nicola Yoon
“I have the right to like the people I covered,” the 81-year-old Mr. Gammons writes in a kind of manifesto, presumably aimed at the drive-by cynics of his profession.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
Which - those cynics would say - is all the more reason for the FIA to reject it.
From BBC ● Jun. 9, 2026
Pouliot has seen cynics walk into L’Belle-Tividad’s readings or classes and walk away as believers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 8, 2025
When the cynics start making money, it’s time to pay attention.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2025
Martin had once seen the moon as hopeful, too, but after he was beaten down by cynics the moon was dark for him.
From "Hole in My Life" by Jack Gantos
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