as in skeptical
not feeling sure about the truth, wisdom, or trustworthiness of someone or something
unconvinced that the prosecution had proven guilt beyond a reasonable doubt
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People kept puffing away, and through the 1950s even many doctors remained unconvinced that cigarettes cause cancer.
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Jonathan Quick, TIME, 9 Aug. 2024
Justice Victor Bolden, however, was unconvinced and ultimately ordered an injunction on July 26 to ensure Clark’s constitutional rights were continuously upheld.
—Kaitlyn Pohly, Hartford Courant, 7 Aug. 2024
Giamatti was unconvinced, and his deputy commissioner, Fay Vincent, pushed to hire John Dowd, a former U.S. Department of Justice attorney (and future lead lawyer to President Trump during the Mueller investigation), to look into the gambling rumors.
—Brandon Harris, The New Yorker, 7 Aug. 2024
Still, the court was unconvinced that the RNC’s claims constituted a violation of the law.
—Lauren Feiner, The Verge, 1 Aug. 2024
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Jonathan Quick, TIME, 9 Aug. 2024
Justice Victor Bolden, however, was unconvinced and ultimately ordered an injunction on July 26 to ensure Clark’s constitutional rights were continuously upheld.
—Kaitlyn Pohly, Hartford Courant, 7 Aug. 2024
Giamatti was unconvinced, and his deputy commissioner, Fay Vincent, pushed to hire John Dowd, a former U.S. Department of Justice attorney (and future lead lawyer to President Trump during the Mueller investigation), to look into the gambling rumors.
—Brandon Harris, The New Yorker, 7 Aug. 2024
Still, the court was unconvinced that the RNC’s claims constituted a violation of the law.
—Lauren Feiner, The Verge, 1 Aug. 2024
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