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credence

[kreed-ns] / ˈkrid ns /


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The layoffs also lend credence to a growing public perception that AI isn’t a panacea but a job killer.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026

That helps lend credence to Krinsky’s description of how parabolic rallies end.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 23, 2026

That theory gained credence over a decade ago when a workman from the building site contacted Donna after she made an appeal in a local newspaper.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026

The work he put in to learn a new position raised questions about whether that was a root cause of his hitting struggles, a point he granted some credence to late last season.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 2026

Rumors surfaced that the series had been fixed, rumors that gained credence when just before the first game, the betting odds that had overwhelmingly favored the White Sox dropped to even.

From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler




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