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credulity

[kruh-doo-li-tee, -dyoo-] / krəˈdu lɪ ti, -ˈdyu- /




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Pratt’s theories about homelessness strain credulity on the merits.

From Slate • Jun. 3, 2026

The theme of astrology emerged fairly quickly, as Moliere was interested in "denouncing human credulity", Bouffard said.

From Barron's • May 4, 2026

Monday morning headlines attempted to walk back the outlets’ earlier credulity.

From Salon • Jan. 5, 2026

Our credulity would snap if Mescal’s Shakespeare was the slick talker that his early biographer John Aubrey described as “very good company, of a very redie and pleasant smoothe Witt.”

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 25, 2025

But equally pervasive, it seemed, was the credulity of evil.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee




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