disbelief
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There was disbelief among Icelanders when Trump mistakenly referred to their country four times in his speech at Davos, when he meant Greenland.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
“Now I’m one of those parents that has one of those rooms,” he said in disbelief.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026
Burnham expressed his disbelief that the fifth-largest economy in the world cannot "get our own people off the streets", writing in The Guardian: "I don't believe it for a minute".
From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026
Lenz said in her post that she was in disbelief about her co-star’s death, considering “everything seemed to be turning around.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026
Natalie caught movement out of the corner of her eye and turned to see an older white man staggering out from his hiding place a few buildings away, gaping and staring in disbelief.
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
Vocabulary lists containing disbelief
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