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While it’s treated as a joke by non-Texans and other naysayers, there is no denying that amongst all the buttery, sugary, cheese-drizzled, and caffeinated options at the movie theater concession stand, this might actually be one of the healthiest choices.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
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Throughout his campaign, naysayers had scoffed at the idea that Mamdani could convince enough legislators in Albany to secure state funding to make childcare free starting at age two citywide.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Jan. 2026
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This adaptation of the popular RPG could have been a cynical cash grab, but writer-directors Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley chose the right approach by crafting a loving tribute to what makes the game so addictive without taking it too seriously.—
Kevin Jacobsen,
Entertainment Weekly,
19 Jan. 2026
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Daria The monotone, cynical, ultimate critic of suburban life, popularity, and high school.—
Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal,
Parents,
19 Jan. 2026
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The pessimist would say the school can't win.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
14 Jan. 2026
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But Gioia is hardly a pessimist, focusing equally on the long view and the cyclical nature of cultural innovation and decline.—
Andrew Gilbert,
Mercury News,
5 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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Others are more skeptical about whether Greenland’s critical and rare earth minerals can significantly reduce the West’s dependence on China, which produced 70% of rare earths in 2024, according to Statista.—
Kai Nicol-Schwarz,
CNBC,
12 Jan. 2026
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Told of the contamination by the Free Press, Oquendo was skeptical that it was contaminated.—
Violet Ikonomova,
Freep.com,
12 Jan. 2026
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Trilogy is disturbing and alluring, with its ghostly production and chillingly misanthropic undercurrent.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 Jan. 2026
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Avi Schiffmann, the company’s 23-year-old CEO, has been cast as a misanthropic tech founder emblematic of Silicon Valley’s ills.—
Lila Shroff,
The Atlantic,
20 Dec. 2025
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The mood just feels a little defeatist right now.—
Chris Gardner,
HollywoodReporter,
23 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Forecasting is never foolproof, but since the pandemic, professional forecasters have been mostly on target, if a little pessimistic.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Jan. 2026
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Still, Wall Street is pessimistic about Tesla shares this year.—
Jeran Wittenstein,
Fortune,
11 Jan. 2026
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Without this foundation, future clinicians will struggle to explain changing recommendations to patients who are already confused and distrustful.—
Krutika Kuppalli,
STAT,
12 Jan. 2026
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Markel became increasingly distrustful of Donna Adelson due to her desire to move the children away from him, even filing a motion to prevent her from having unsupervised visits with the children in 2014.—
Mason Leath,
ABC News,
2 Jan. 2026
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“Negativist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/negativist. Accessed 21 Jan. 2026.
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