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It isn’t a skepticism that encourages consulting accredited experts or peer-reviewed research, tracking down solid sources or anything beyond cursory searches.

From Salon

I never asked Lalas whom he voted for and he never asked me, but a cursory glance at social media makes it obvious our ballots canceled each other out.

While the agreement has not been confirmed by either party, the cursory details reported make a semblance of sense.

From BBC

And astrology too, of which he has a more than cursory understanding.

The otolaryngologists I saw at three major university hospitals took a cursory look in my ears and then sent me on my way.

From Salon

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