skepticism
Example Sentences
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However, Oklo has to contend with growing skepticism from investors.
From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026
The claim that more than 80% of the more than 11,000 claims of abuse could be fraudulent has drawn skepticism among some victims and attorneys, who say the number far surpasses what anyone had expected.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026
Given all that, no amount of skepticism or cynicism is unjustified.
From Salon • Jun. 11, 2026
All of this means that people who show up sick to the hospital aren’t told what they’re sick with for days or nearly weeks in an area where outsiders are seen with rational skepticism.
From Slate • Jun. 9, 2026
Genuine science and mathematical precision are more intriguing than are the “facts” published in supermarket tabloids or a romantic innumeracy which fosters credulity, stunts skepticism, and dulls one to real imponderables.
From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos
Vocabulary lists containing skepticism
"The Great Gatsby," Chapter 1 Vocabulary
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