disbelieve
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"That you can drop a person in the sea with a life jacket in a war zone was something people automatically chose to disbelieve," Mr Gonsalves said.
From BBC • Aug. 28, 2025
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
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
You will probably not believe that, and if I were to try to explain it you would disbelieve me more than ever.
From "Absalom, Absalom!" by William Faulkner
Vocabulary lists containing disbelieve
Selection Vocabulary 2, Unit 2
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