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It was Davis who objected to the first cut of “The Bodyguard,” a film starring Houston, telling its producers it needed music to establish her as a believable star requiring protection.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 22, 2026

Making that fantasy feel believable required far more than putting Lestat in leather and handing him a microphone.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 20, 2026

In an amoral age, when so little of what’s seen and said is believable, rules are virtually obsolete.

From Salon Jun. 13, 2026

Many of them "pass themselves off as experts in science and physics because it's somehow more believable to their followers than just going with 'the official story.'"

From Barron's Apr. 11, 2026

It has produced laws of a cynicism scarcely believable in a civilized society.

From "Black Like Me" by John Howard Griffin




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