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credulous

[krej-uh-luhs] / ˈkrɛdʒ ə ləs /


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Madison, Hamilton, et al. would wonder at our credulous view of human nature.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 2026

In 1972, Joyce Carol Oates wrote a letter to the New York Times Book Review questioning a credulous review of Castaneda’s books.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 23, 2026

The three‑act farce tells the story of a credulous father whose obsession with astrology leads him to force his young daughter to marry an old wigmaker.

From Barron's ● May 4, 2026

After a round of credulous reporting, we finally got the debunkings that far fewer people will read: This wasn’t a real delivery.

From Salon ● Apr. 17, 2026

Examples include the rules that govern punctuation, complex forms of agreement, and fine semantic distinctions between uncommon words like militate and mitigate and credible and credulous.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker


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