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Adjective
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Too often, leaders are stuck between moral maximalism and cynical cost-cutting.—
HEC Paris Insights,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2025 -
Mamdani proposes to pay for these splendid gifts to the city’s voters by raising taxes even further on the city’s top income earners, in the cynical belief that those who make up his tax base are stuck there, cannot flee, and are thus cows to be helplessly milked.—
The Editors,
National Review,
25 June 2025
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The survey — which sampled 1,265 registered voters June 5-9 — also found that Americans are pessimistic about the likelihood that a ceasefire will be achieved soon.—
Brendan Rascius,
Miami Herald,
12 June 2025
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On the economy, the most pessimistic consumers were in the U.K. and France, where around 70% of respondents were worried about the economic outlook.—
Chloe Taylor,Jenni Reid,Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
10 June 2025
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“Nihilistic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nihilistic. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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