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Kizzi adds to his act by pretending to be a devoted fan while V looks on incredulously.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
13 Jan. 2026 -
Bea incredulously finds out that Christy has been involved in a treasure hunt for years now, believing that there is a million dollars hidden somewhere in the state, planning and plotting her methods of finding it, and Christy is finally setting her plan in motion.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Jan. 2026
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Espinoza responded, holding up his hands questioningly.—
Jason Meisner,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Jan. 2026
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Lines of hundreds of guests snaked around the inside of the department store (which takes up an entire city block in Manhattan), with onlookers snapping photos quizzically.—
Anika Reed,
USA Today,
13 Sep. 2025
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Daedone looked at me quizzically.—
Thessaly La Force,
New Yorker,
29 Aug. 2025
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Only the bravest walked hesitantly toward the well.—
Mery Mogollón,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Feb. 2026
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The show has dipped its toe hesitantly into matters of equity and social stratification this season with mixed results.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
29 Jan. 2026
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The government shutdown had ended, but the atmosphere still seemed suspiciously under-monitored.—
Burkhard Bilger,
New Yorker,
2 Mar. 2026
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During the Super Bowl, an anonymous trader on Polymarket suspiciously won about $17,000 by cashing in on almost all of their 17 bets on what would happen during the halftime show.—
Carlos Garcia,
Fortune,
1 Mar. 2026
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Some lawmakers view Trump’s order skeptically at best, noting the administration has been removing guardrails, and preventing others from erecting them, to an extreme degree.—
Darius Tahir,
Miami Herald,
23 Feb. 2026
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Some lawmakers view Trump’s order skeptically at best, noting the administration has been removing guardrails, and preventing others from erecting them, to an extreme degree.—
Darius Tahir,
USA Today,
18 Feb. 2026
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Candidates and their backers also typically knock on doors to get signatures, but that’s not an option this year as people look askance at strangers on their doorsteps.—
Patrick Marley,
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel,
18 May 2020
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True, lots of good white progressives look askance at businessmen who amass vast fortunes.—
John Powers,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Feb. 2020
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The mayor stated, dubiously, that agencies could not tolerate larger cuts and sustain services.—
Eric Kober,
New York Daily News,
19 Feb. 2026
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Be careful, people might be acting dubiously on this day, particularly with money.—
Lisa Stardust,
Refinery29,
22 Aug. 2025
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“Unbelievingly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unbelievingly. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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