cynical
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But it doesn’t have to be this slanted and cynical.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 12, 2026
“It’s only if you’re utterly cynical and ignore all the evidence that you make a claim that, in fact, these cases are attributable to nefarious criminal intent.”
From Salon ● Jul. 7, 2026
Jed, do you want to make an attempt to explain Cook as something more than cynical and results-oriented?
From Slate ● Jul. 6, 2026
Only 32% endorsed the more cynical proposition that they say “nothing because no one really cares.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 17, 2026
Wild was the wrestle which should be paramount; but another feeling rose and triumphed: something hard and cynical: self-willed and resolute: it settled his passion and petrified his countenance: he went on—
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
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