skepticism
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But the retailer’s optimism about those plans has run up against skepticism from investors, who sent shares lower on Wednesday.
From MarketWatch • May 20, 2026
Many of Swann’s readers admit a similar skepticism until they cracked her book’s spine and discovered they couldn’t put it down.
From Salon • May 17, 2026
Treasury yields rose sharply in a week marked by growing skepticism about a fast solution to the Middle East conflict.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026
The rejection doesn’t come as much of a surprise—eBay stock had already been trading well below the $125-a-share offer amid skepticism that GameStop CEO Ryan Cohen could pull off the deal.
From Barron's • May 12, 2026
Coram looked at the professor; he’d thought Löfgren was familiar with the alethiometer, as Hallgrimsson was, and believed in its powers, but there was a tone of skepticism in his question.
From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman
Vocabulary lists containing skepticism
"The Great Gatsby," Chapter 1 Vocabulary
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