disbelieve
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But the contradictions did not cause jurors to disbelieve her, said Harry MacLean, who wrote about the case in the book “Once Upon a Time: A True Story of Memory, Murder and the Law.”
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 7, 2024
When truth is stranger than fiction, it is often easier to disbelieve, at least until the facts make it impossible to ignore reality.
From Salon • Jan. 24, 2024
"There is no reason at all to reject or disbelieve what he said in that interview," she told the court.
From BBC • Sep. 27, 2023
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
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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