cynic
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The cynic in me knows that, as surely as no Gutenberg protégé engraved this stationery, the happy accident of the extras befalls every customer.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026
Just present yourself as knowledgeable and open-minded, as opposed to a blanket cynic.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 7, 2026
"A cynic would also say it's simply a way to make more money on each physical copy sold," he said.
From BBC ● Jun. 26, 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
What self-respecting cynic would carry around a doll in a shoe box?
From "Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures" by Kate DiCamillo
“Some cynics will say that we planned the whole thing,” said Donald Keough, president of Coca-Cola at the time.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
Yet at 26, she has weathered countless storms — whether facing incessant body-shaming online, or defending her pop music pivot from cynics in the comments.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 20, 2026
They say it’s better to be lucky than to be smart, and cynics may now wonder which word is a better fit for Bisignano.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 29, 2025
Seasoned investors, and quite a few cynics, often warn about the dangers of the taxi-driver trade.
From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2025
Then he told me that most cynics were once dreamers who became disillusioned.
From "Finding Junie Kim" by Ellen Oh
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