disbelieve
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But the contradictions did not cause jurors to disbelieve her, said Harry MacLean, who wrote about the case in the book “Once Upon a Time: A True Story of Memory, Murder and the Law.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2024
"What's alarming is that these recordings could also create an environment where many disbelieve even real recordings," says Mohamed Suliman, a researcher at Northeastern University's Civic AI Lab.
From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2023
Mr. Johnston said, “You cannot disbelieve the resurrection based on the historical accounts that we have. It is so well attested.”
From Washington Times ● Apr. 6, 2023
“It’s a tour de force. I see no reason to disbelieve it.”
From New York Times ● Mar. 28, 2023
I did not disbelieve it, actually, but simply thought it was something perhaps only old people could know, a code I did not understand yet.
From This Side of Wild by Gary Paulsen
Anyone who claims not to understand the concept of the poverty-to-prison pipeline or disbelieves the word of the wrongfully convicted cannot watch this show and still legitimately hold on to that illusion.
From Salon ● Nov. 9, 2022
"Categorising the claims that have been made as 'distorted, and in many cases false' creates a company atmosphere that disbelieves victims," it reads.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2021
In their letter, which can be read below, the employees say that response “creates a company atmosphere that disbelieves victims,” and they call for “immediate corrections” from the company’s top leaders.
From The Verge ● Jul. 26, 2021
It is a shame that Mr Davenport–Hines dismisses stories he disbelieves, about other moles, sexual foibles and bureaucratic mishaps, as “delusions”, “nasty inventions” and “silly fancies”.
From Economist ● Feb. 8, 2018
One of the reasons why one rather disbelieves in reverencing stupidity is that it is not always as honest as it looks.
From The Book of This and That by Robert Lynd
"We want to avoid situations where victims feel like they're maybe not being taken seriously, or heaven forbid, being disbelieved," says Cdr Southworth.
From BBC ● Apr. 1, 2025
Hanna has sometimes worried that if she put it all out there, she would be disbelieved.
From New York Times ● Apr. 23, 2024
The women were determined to speak up together, rather than be silenced and disbelieved, said another plaintiff, Cherryl Jackson-Williams.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 10, 2023
Yet, 16 of the 17 people who reported brain fog in our study described feeling disbelieved.
From Scientific American ● May 12, 2023
The bishop disbelieved it, for such stories always attend the fall of a kingdom.
From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein
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He wanted his “famous sister” to say hi to his disbelieving client.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
Frazzled housewives were a specialty: She was Richard Dreyfuss’ alarmed spouse in “Close Encounters of the Third Kind,” John Denver’s disbelieving wife in “Oh, God!” and a workaholic mother opposite Michael Keaton in “Mr. Mom.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2024
They look disbelieving but I walk with them to Plankinton and show them an address on a seemingly abandoned building and explain the numbering system again.
From Salon ● Jul. 19, 2024
“It’s different,” Mariners manager Scott Servais said with a disbelieving laugh.
From Seattle Times ● May 30, 2024
I test the weight of it in my hands, disbelieving, and then toss it down and hop on it.
From "Warcross" by Marie Lu
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