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“I am the responsible officer of the government,” he said, while privately asking how he could have been so foolish as to take the CIA’s claims at face value.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026
Yet Wedgewood also lied to media outlets that did ask probing questions about its methods, so that explanation is hard to take at face value.
From Slate ● Oct. 22, 2026
Throughout the 1960s through to the 1980s, the “doomsday” equation became regularly cited — usually at face value — in textbooks on genetics, ecology and demography.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 17, 2026
If you invest in an individual bond, you can hold it until it matures or until it is called and be paid its face value.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 7, 2026
So naturally, I didn’t take his words at face value.
From "Thirteen Reasons Why" by Jay Asher
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