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Noun
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Despite a naysayers in DC, the public has embraced wed in a big way In 2012 Washington and Colorado legalized weed for recreational use, since then 22 more states have followed and 38 states have medical marijuana.—
Tribune Content Agency,
The Mercury News,
20 Dec. 2024 -
Some naysayers will no doubt decry the pay increase pointing out the lagging standardized test scores and lower graduation rates of students in Baltimore City Public Schools but that is exactly the point.—
Baltimore Sun Editorial Board,
Baltimore Sun,
15 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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And the video was a next-gen, next level piece of moviemaking, a cinema verité of the raping of the American farm, a vast, cynical travesty played out in broad daylight in Reagan’s twisted America.—
SPIN Editors,
SPIN,
21 Jan. 2025
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Yet, there is an equally compelling reality: the risks Israel now faces by entering a deal with a cynical terrorist group that has shown time and again its commitment to destruction, and not to peace.—
Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell,
Newsweek,
16 Jan. 2025
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Yes, but: AGI is also not well-defined, and both optimists and pessimists have complained that it's become a moving goalpost.—
Scott Rosenberg,
Axios,
17 Jan. 2025
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Optimists and pessimists Are scientists merely speculating?—
Stephen Clark,
Ars Technica,
14 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Be skeptical of anyone who promises immediate cleanup or immediate repairs.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes,
19 Jan. 2025
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Trump’s diverging views on foreign policy President-elect Donald Trump has been skeptical of U.S. alliances, including NATO and defense partnerships in the Asia-Pacific, all of which the Biden team has worked to shore up over the past four years.—
Matthew Lee,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Very quickly the ironic, misanthropic tone is established, as is the chemistry among the cast.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA TODAY,
12 Nov. 2024
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In turn, Judaism boils down not to an ongoing conversation of faith and morals but one of tired, misanthropic tropes.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
1 Oct. 2024
Adjective
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China remains the second biggest market outside of North America, and there were two Hollywood titles in the Top 10 in 2024 — Godzilla x Kong and Alien: Romulus (contrary to 2023 which had none) — but folks are pessimistic that Hollywood will ever return to the heyday of 2012-2019 there.—
Nancy Tartaglione,
Deadline,
15 Jan. 2025
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Then there are the rankings that were right by being pessimistic, which isn’t as fun, but just as important.—
Eno Sarris,
The Athletic,
30 Dec. 2024
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“Negativist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/negativist. Accessed 25 Jan. 2025.
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