disbelief
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She said some are met with disbelief which can be particularly "damaging", while even when the trauma is recognised others are told they are "too complex, unsuitable or outside the remit of available services."
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
Viewers of his YouTube channel, including people who identified as Aman loyalists and travel industry professionals, expressed disbelief.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
One of the local pilots told her that her commander had been killed, and she reacted with complete disbelief.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
Vocabulary lists containing disbelief
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