cynic

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A cynic might argue that celebrities don’t want film and moviegoing as we know them to die because they don’t want to lose their source of income, and maybe that’s true for some.

From Salon • Jan. 13, 2026

The cabbie, a hard-bitten postcommunist cynic, asks her if she’s visiting the archives “for work or fun.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 30, 2025

But the green cynic changes his tune once he's wowed by some of the low price products on offer.

From BBC • Nov. 8, 2025

But even a cynic might think that it would, for now, draw the line at the FTC.

From Slate • Sep. 22, 2025

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