incredulity
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Several survivors reached out to each other, sharing their incredulity at what had just unfolded, and began coordinating how they would respond.
From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026
Tsui said he followed the inquest with "incredulity" as one witness after another dodged responsibility for the missing watertight door, a fault traced back to the ship's origin at a local shipyard.
From Barron's • Dec. 2, 2025
Others in the industry privately voice incredulity at what has become a whirlwind of announcements from Rheinmetall on new contracts, joint ventures and other deals.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 29, 2025
As Dickens prophetically reminds us, ours is hardly the first age of wisdom and of foolishness, the first epoch of belief and of incredulity.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 30, 2025
The reaction of the Scholars confirmed her feeling, because Lord Asriel’s words caused a sudden collective silence, followed by gasps of incredulity.
From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman
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