disbelieve
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Few of the now grown-up McMartin children have spoken publicly, but some have described the pressure to fabricate stories or disbelieve innocent memories in favor of traumatic ones.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2024
"There is no reason at all to reject or disbelieve what he said in that interview," she told the court.
From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2023
It's not that they disbelieve Ford, so much as they don't think she had a right to say anything about it.
From Salon ● May 9, 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
The dream was at fault, for the treadmill mood of it had lingered, making him question Nye’s assertions—in a sense, disbelieve them.
From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote
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 can't tell why one believes certain things and disbelieves others.
From Notwithstanding by Cholmondeley, Mary
"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
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
If they had disbelieved the very first word of it, or the very first sentence of it, it wouldn't have gone anywhere.
From Salon ● Jul. 11, 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
He wanted his “famous sister” to say hi to his disbelieving client.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
“I didn’t know you could buy a town,” responds disbelieving colleague Bre Tiesi.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 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
The Sea King turned and looked at Yishan with his eyebrow raised, the disbelieving look returning to his face.
From "When the Sea Turned to Silver" by Grace Lin
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