cynically

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Tortora is a simple entertainer with a successful show who suddenly becomes the victim of a cynically dystopian system and Kafkaesque nightmare.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026

Sometimes, as “Back to the Future” cynically implies, it backslides or gets stuck.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 30, 2025

Instead, Kirk is cynically manipulating his male audience.

From Salon • Aug. 28, 2025

The chance is also there for an investment business to profit, even cynically, from that desire.

From Slate • Apr. 22, 2025

I sympathize with those whose hearts were pained, as mine was pained, when Mr. Max so cynically assailed our sacred customs.

From "Native Son" by Richard Wright