skepticism
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“That, to me, is the best way to alleviate most of people’s suspicion. We have a system that breeds skepticism and distrust,” Essayli said.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 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
But Microsoft has more skepticism to overcome in the face of past missteps.
From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026
The ensuing report also expresses skepticism about the grandmaster’s rapidly improving over-the-board play but finds no proof that Mr. Niemann cheated at Sinquefield.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026
This, of course, is the constructed or posed version that ought to provoke our immediate skepticism.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
Vocabulary lists containing skepticism
"The Great Gatsby," Chapter 1 Vocabulary
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