skeptical
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Barron’s: Investors are growing more skeptical about the AI trade.
From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026
In March, the nation’s high court heard arguments about a five-day grace period in Mississippi, with the court’s conservative majority appearing skeptical.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026
While astronomers and space scientists were initially skeptical about the planet nine theory, there has been mounting evidence thanks to increasingly powerful observations that the orbits of trans-Neptunian objects are indeed erratic.
From Science Daily • Jun. 9, 2026
But these revitalized Knicks—for decades themselves a Schadenfreudist’s delight, a faded franchise with crabby ownership and aggrieved fans—are giving even skeptical out-of-towners a case of the Manhattan warm ’n’ fuzzies.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026
A skeptical attorney sat on the bed while Mrs. Fox asked the spirit questions.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
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