skeptic

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Evy is the skeptic who dismisses the noises as either an online hoax or bad plumbing.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2026

In Beijing on Wednesday for his inaugural visit, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, long a China skeptic, will try to set a new tone with its biggest trading partner.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 25, 2026

But that doesn’t make him an AI skeptic, either.

From Barron's • Jan. 29, 2026

Famed for predicting the housing market crash and a vocal skeptic of the AI boom, Michael Burry is now invoking one of the world’s most famous investors to add gravitas to his argument.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 12, 2026

At one séance, a skeptic asked to hold his dead wife’s hand, which had been severely burned in a fire.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock