cynical
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“In my mind, it’s never been cynical about the human condition and about the importance of families, love and mercy and kindness,” he says.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
Americans are in a cynical mood on foreign affairs, and many wonder why the U.S. should make sacrifices for an island some 6,000 miles away from Seattle.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026
He has said his upbringing left him "quite cynical" of the role of the state compared with many Labour colleagues, aware of its failings as well as its potential to enable opportunity.
From BBC • May 13, 2026
But the question of whether it made cynical sense to hack the situation’s geopolitics stuck with me: Should people wait on war developments to book their flights?
From Slate • May 12, 2026
Rick said, “I understand now why Phil Resch said what he said. He wasn’t being cynical; he had just learned too much. Going through this—I can’t blame him. It warped him.”
From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick
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