- a variation of skepticism.
scepticism
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Yin-Poole says there's "a huge amount of scepticism" about the stated motivation.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
The latest reboot inspires more scepticism than hope for some in Cheorwon.
From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 2026
GDP came in at 5.3 percent in the second quarter of the year, following on 5.6 percent in the first, though analysts have repeatedly expressed scepticism about Indonesia's official growth data.
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
"When encountering disaster-related information from an unknown source, approach it with scepticism and rely on official announcements," Gao Kai from the Ningbo Public Security Bureau said.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
Chapter 17 ends the book by looking at Montaigne’s scepticism and asking whether we are entitled to claim that we know more than he did.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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