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skepticism

[skep-tuh-siz-uhm] / ˈskɛp təˌsɪz əm /


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Next, Sam Sankar of the environmental-law organization Earthjustice explains why SCOTUS’ longstanding skepticism towards the environment does not make him as pessimistic as one might expect.

From Slate Sep. 19, 2026

“It was fun watching the skepticism of those who didn’t believe in the 100% commission idea,” Gail Liniger told the Colorado Springs Gazette in 1992.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 18, 2026

The problem, as I see it, stems from both the urgency of the crisis we’re in and the misplacement of the skepticism.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 10, 2026

Combine that skepticism with social media’s emphasis on personalization, and one witnessed the fall of frivolity in real time.

From Salon Sep. 5, 2026

These officials had never believed him before, but their former skepticism had crumbled under the weight of new developments.

From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart

Most childhood memoirs depict the author as an adult in child’s clothing, possessing preternaturally sophisticated observations and skepticisms.

From Washington Post Feb. 14, 2023

“The reasons for skepticisms are very valid,” Nath says.

From Science Magazine Sep. 30, 2015

Alas, he is better at explaining doubts and skepticisms and moral relativism than at charting a path out of such dilemmas.

From Time Magazine Archive

Notwithstanding his skepticisms, however, he ordered out the car and he and Walter sped away on their errand.

From Walter and the Wireless by William F. (William Frederick) Stecher

With me they have left a blessing,—a belief which existing abuses cannot shake nor worldly skepticisms destroy: an abiding faith in human virtue and in social progress.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 91, May, 1865 by Various




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