skeptic
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A vaccine skeptic, Kennedy has shared mixed messaging on MMR vaccine, at times endorsing it and other times sharing unproven claims about its safety.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
“You only set up an IPO like this to enable insiders to dump their stakes,” asserts Will Lockett, a devoted Musk skeptic.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026
Koepp is more of an alien skeptic than Spielberg, who recently told CBS that aliens “are here.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 18, 2026
Green emerged as a skeptic of digital money, while Menefee embraced the industry.
From Salon ● Jun. 7, 2026
“I’m not always a skeptic, but the odds of them telling the truth are practically nonexistent. I mean, that’s like saying Tim could be your brother.”
From "Dumplin'" by Julie Murphy
While the magazine’s monthly circulation eventually topped 500,000, it also fueled skeptics.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
Some skeptics still see it as a sort of circularity lite.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
I’ve also come to understand that some of Miyazaki’s offerings are tastes worth acquiring through a few tries, even for skeptics.
From Salon ● Aug. 4, 2026
Elon Musk has repeatedly accomplished things that skeptics considered impossible.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 3, 2026
Friday night’s audience created a third committee, composed entirely of avid, angry Rochester skeptics.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
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