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These naysayers imply that Boca is wrapped in some sort of grand conspiracy because the city considers, subject to public vote, a new source of additional revenue measuring in the billions of dollars while improving our downtown.—
Marc Wigder,
Sun Sentinel,
3 Feb. 2026 -
Yet naysayers should take heed that this silhouette is very much here to stay.—
Andrea Bossi,
Refinery29,
29 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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That didn’t happen, not least because of the cynical fecklessness of regional powers.—
Juan Pablo Spinetto,
Twin Cities,
1 Feb. 2026
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But cynical calculation gives way to transformative sense of purpose and perhaps redemption.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Jan. 2026
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Maybe people listen to them, but the pessimist doesn’t have followers.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
31 Jan. 2026
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The pessimist would say the school can't win.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
14 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Cruz, who was skeptical of having the subsidy administered by police, said neither Noecker nor Bowie alerted him about Wednesday’s public hearing despite his outreach to both members.—
Frederick Melo,
Twin Cities,
6 Feb. 2026
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Kates said users should be skeptical of anything that sounds too easy or too good to be true.—
Joshua Sidorowicz,
CBS News,
6 Feb. 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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Now there is a British tendency to be slightly defeatist.—
Liam Tharme,
New York Times,
30 Jan. 2026
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The mood just feels a little defeatist right now.—
Chris Gardner,
HollywoodReporter,
23 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Mounting layoff announcements in the past year, combined with the government’s own sluggish labor market reports, has left Americans increasingly pessimistic about the economy.—
Matt Ott,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Feb. 2026
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But people who do think AI will tend to reduce job availability in their field are even more pessimistic about the prospect of finding a job.—
Anthony Salvanto,
CBS News,
5 Feb. 2026
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The man lusting for power is always active, the center of the show, relentless, vigilant, distrustful, restless when anything stands in his way.—
David Brooks,
Mercury News,
24 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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“Negativist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/negativist. Accessed 9 Feb. 2026.
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