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skepticism

[skep-tuh-siz-uhm] / ˈskɛp təˌsɪz əm /


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SpaceX, Anthropic and OpenAI all faced serious skepticism, when many of the investors wrote their first big checks.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 18, 2026

But some observers have expressed skepticism that AI is to blame, pointing to other factors such as over-hiring and efforts to cut costs.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 14, 2026

But the right pick will bring “massive” upside, largely given vast skepticism around AI, for example, that’s holding investment money back.

From MarketWatch Jul. 14, 2026

Dan Greenberg, a senior legal fellow at the Cato Institute’s Robert A. Levy Center for Constitutional Studies, had similar skepticism about how courts might act, citing Turner v.

From Salon Jul. 10, 2026

Shifa, in spite of her skepticism, was staring, enraptured.

From "The Boy Who Met a Whale" by Nizrana Farook

Most childhood memoirs depict the author as an adult in child’s clothing, possessing preternaturally sophisticated observations and skepticisms.

From Washington Post Feb. 14, 2023

“The reasons for skepticisms are very valid,” Nath says.

From Science Magazine Sep. 30, 2015

Alas, he is better at explaining doubts and skepticisms and moral relativism than at charting a path out of such dilemmas.

From Time Magazine Archive

The spiritualist finds himself driven to express his faith by a series of skepticisms.

From Representative Men by Emerson, Ralph Waldo

Life, with him, was a concerto of skepticisms.

From Never-Fail Blake by Stringer, Arthur




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