incredulous
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Bannon and Darcy described Campbell's comments to the Belfast Telegraph as incredulous.
From BBC • May 7, 2026
“People have been very incredulous of government promises.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
Curious onlookers filmed the scene on their smartphones, many still incredulous at the speed and magnitude of the day's events.
From Barron's • Jan. 4, 2026
Paikin remembered incredulous customers asking the waitstaff if they could really just help themselves, and not quite believing it when they heard, “Yes, you can get whatever you want.”
From Slate • Nov. 13, 2025
The rat’s expression was twisted into an incredulous scowl.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
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