| 单词 | credulity |
| 例句 | It is, in intention, a public mockery of our credulity, our gullibility, our stupidity—engineered, with incredible impudence, by this person who stands here before us today. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z Genuine science and mathematical precision are more intriguing than are the “facts” published in supermarket tabloids or a romantic innumeracy which fosters credulity, stunts skepticism, and dulls one to real imponderables. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z And, a moment later: “What are you doing here, Tod? Don’t you know it’s rude to wander about in someone else’s credulity?” Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Councilman Windbag has lost his credibility, even among suckers known for their credulity. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z For more about convince and persuade, see page 61. credibility/credulity. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “Or am I lost in my vast credulity?” Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z “Are we still in my credulity? Because if we are, you owe me for this meal.” Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z In some way that I couldn’t explain, I knew that his scorn of my childish credulity was right. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z Petra struggled with this language and had to look up the words “credulity’’ and “premises.” Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z Estimo’s implication—that another body might have been substituted for Bobby’s and somehow placed in the grave—tested the credulity of many. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z But equally pervasive, it seemed, was the credulity of evil. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z As our credulity switched back to her she leaned forward with enthusiasm. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z Now he said to her, with utmost condescension, “Dear girl, your credulity is as vast as this desert. One might get lost in it and never again encounter fact or reason.” Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z This show needs to keep us guessing, and so far it’s doing that job pretty well, even if it’s straining credulity. 'Blindspot' Episode 2 Recap: Drones, Scars and Big Booms 2015-09-28T04:00:00Z The full story would stretch this newspaper's capacity, and its readers' credulity, but its essential trajectory was as follows. The critic who hit the stage 2010-05-13T21:00:00Z The story in “Tallulah” sometimes strains credulity, but it’s beautifully told and acted — three women and a baby, everyone except the baby in need of clarity. Review: Three Women (and a Baby) at a Crossroads in ‘Tallulah’ 2016-07-28T04:00:00Z But control is just one effect, and in some ways the canniest — nothing else so efficiently earns the reader’s trust and can lull her into sleepy credulity. ‘The Copenhagen Trilogy,’ a Sublime Set of Memoirs About Growing Up, Writing and Addiction 2021-01-19T05:00:00Z The anything-goes tone lets this show get away with a lot, but it often strains credulity. You, Me and the Apocalypse: the end of the world is funnier than you'd think 2016-01-28T05:00:00Z The play’s framing device — Bill’s younger daughter narrating a series of nature films to illustrate sex-role relationships in the animal kingdom — is a little heavy-handed, and there are some plot twists that strain credulity. Domesticated: What Happens After the Sex Scandal 2013-11-05T10:45:25Z Oram, known by the others to be a “man of faith,” displays an optimism that borders on credulity, and Daniels’s doubts prove to be well-founded. “Alien: Covenant” Bursts with Pomposity 2017-05-24T04:00:00Z There’s a couple of moments in Breaking Bad that stretch credulity; the passenger jet that falls out of the air, the red hot DEA agent, who can never quite see what’s under his nose. The Sopranos to Blackadder – what are the definitive series of the best TV shows? 2018-01-17T05:00:00Z It was a plausible plan, and it strained credulity just once. ‘Better Call Saul’ Season 6, Episode 8 Recap: Showdown 2022-07-11T04:00:00Z To put it mildly, this may stretch some viewers’ credulity. Spymasters: CIA documentary sheds little light on drones, 9/11 or torture 2015-11-28T05:00:00Z The plot stretches credulity to the breaking point, but "The Vault" is nonetheless great fun and a riveting adventure. Crime fiction: new books by Garry Disher, C.J. Box and Laura Lippman 2011-08-10T22:07:04Z Its fascination with Brandon becomes a kind of credulity, a willingness to accept uncritically the mystifications of a proven liar. ‘My Old School’ Review: An Impostor Makes the Honor Roll 2022-07-21T04:00:00Z I'll have to say that while this show has strained credulity at times with its connections to Julia's life and legacy, the challenges themselves have mostly made sense. I can hear Julia Child's voice in my head again after six weeks of "The Julia Child Challenge" 2022-04-20T04:00:00Z What disturbs me is our excess of faith, a credulity that venerates Star Wars as a gospel, a testament, a map of the heavens. The return of Star Wars: an evil empire in Jedi clothing? 2015-11-22T05:00:00Z The narrators’ innocence strains credulity, but it is not a fatal flaw. ‘All Our Names’: two narrators, one catalytic character 2014-03-19T18:41:07Z And sometimes, all you want stretched is your credulity. Neighbours: 25 years on it's still the perfect blend 2012-07-13T13:20:03Z Hopping between Detroit and Montreal, the film is well-paced but often strains credulity. ‘Crisis’ Review: Finding a Fix 2021-02-25T05:00:00Z But “UnREAL” is a show that invites you to explore the ways the story lines are being told, and in “Guerilla” a few beats strain credulity. ‘UnREAL’ Season 2, Episode 3: War Is Easy 2016-06-20T04:00:00Z The effect for the reader is that of riding a shuttle between natural scepticism and open credulity. Graham Joyce's top 10 fairy fictions 2012-06-27T12:57:57Z It strains credulity to accept she was reduced to this state, and some readers may strongly object to this portrayal. Review | Where did Agatha Christie go when she disappeared in 1926? Here’s one theory. 2020-12-29T05:00:00Z And this was the proverbial straw, the point at which my credulity snapped. Death by boldness: has Scandal got itself in a crisis even Olivia Pope couldn't fix? 2016-03-17T04:00:00Z Hell hath no fury like Minchin goaded by credulity – and with an escalating fervour, the Heritage Orchestra match his scorn for this tale of an "omnipotent ophthalmologist" step for excoriating step. Tim Minchin ? review 2010-12-15T21:29:00Z Whether the piece works depends on your ability to accept a plot that strains credulity; the music is strong, but I winced a little too often as the ’s revelations telegraphed their arrival. Music Review: ‘The Martyrs,’ at the Dicapo Opera Theater 2012-11-13T23:53:31Z As for the Mirror, both Cassandra and the paper's editorial director, Hugh Cudlipp, both stretched credulity beyond breaking point by saying in evidence that the column was not meant to imply Liberace was homosexual. Liberace, the Daily Mirror and a libel trial fiasco... 2013-06-12T09:29:00Z Or are these otherwise serious institutions creating credulity and confusion in impressionable young minds? Officials everywhere are now perpetuating the Santa conspiracy to your kids 2015-12-18T05:00:00Z At times, the secrets in this novel strain credulity. A Sudden Tragedy Leads to Unsinkable Family Secrets 2020-07-07T04:00:00Z What Artaud, with a kind of condescending credulity, perceived as the brothers “brimming with confidence and manifestly ready to do battle with the rest of the world” was really a manic compulsion. The Fraught Friendship of T. S. Eliot and Groucho Marx 2014-06-25T04:00:00Z The search for him and his reaction to the request still aren’t enough; the movie adds yet another complication late in the game, a plot twist that strains credulity. Review: A Teenager in Transition in ‘3 Generations’ 2017-05-04T04:00:00Z Yet the book’s premise — a teacher who molests half a dozen eighth-graders in rotation, with his wife in the same bed — strains credulity. Review | A new novel will reignite your #MeToo rage 2019-04-25T04:00:00Z “Its fascination with Brandon becomes a kind of credulity, a willingness to accept uncritically the mystifications of a proven liar,” he wrote. Stream These Three Great Documentaries 2023-01-31T05:00:00Z Still, it strains credulity, particularly when Ms. Rabe’s mostly docile Nora shows flashes of distinct temper at her husband’s dominance in the marriage. | 'A Doll's House': A Nora Who Could Text All Her Discontents 2011-07-25T22:00:10Z That seems to strain the bounds of credulity. ArtsBeat: ‘Game of Thrones’ Recap: Flames in the Night Sky 2014-05-05T03:38:23Z At some point, waving off her claims requires more credulity than at least considering them. Review for "The Invisible Man" 2020-02-29T05:00:00Z Shelah is a passive figure — her choices are all in the past — and the woe that descends on her seems like a playwriting conceit that even in these days of devastating hurricanes strains credulity. In 'Head of Passes,' a mother comes to terms with a storm, a secret and God 2017-09-25T04:00:00Z Like the other stories in this collection, it’s a saga of “credulity, wishful thinking, and self-deception”—and, in the end, of revelation. Sunday Reading: Schemes, Frauds, and Swindles 2018-09-30T04:00:00Z A mildly amusing musical, with some knowingly parodic songs, that takes a few pot shots at religious credulity without ever questioning the need for belief. The Book of Mormon – review 2013-03-21T23:00:02Z Now more than ever, with a president feeling empowered and vindictive after his acquittal, we need to apply more scrutiny and less credulity to his increasingly extreme actions and statements. Perspective | We have entered the Trump Unbound era — and journalists need to step it up. 2020-02-21T05:00:00Z Parts of the liberal church get to have their intellectual credulity while existentially experiencing a form of fundamentalism. Christians should abandon Christianity 2013-04-21T16:00:00Z She is well aware that her story strains credulity — a stretch for even the most accommodating imagination. Jeannette Walls Settles Down Far From the Noise of New York 2017-08-05T04:00:00Z At which point, it would be fair to say, the plot stretches credulity. Mary and Martha – review 2013-03-01T23:00:03Z This novel stumbles at the outset, it should be said: One fortuitously overheard conversation in a safe house is a fair device to trigger a thriller; two is stretching credulity. Mom and Dad Were Spies: Two New Novels Unravel Complicated Legacies, One Secret Mission at a Time 2018-08-30T04:00:00Z Claire’s transformation from mousy victim to gun-toting gangster overnight may strain credulity, but it is rewarding to see her fend off a harasser on the street. Haddish, McCarthy and Moss take charge in "The Kitchen," which gleams through the grit 2019-08-07T04:00:00Z Though a severe and exacting scholar, Trevor-Roper was attracted to clever rascals, especially those whose antics played upon the endless credulity of the human mind and the gullibility of bureaucratic institutions. Review | ‘The Professor and the Parson’ tries to make sense of a narcissistic con man who fooled nearly everyone 2020-02-25T05:00:00Z Sadly, “White Lies” is often problematic: full of liberal pieties, patriotic credulity and threadbare similes. Antagonist, Activist, Operator, Survivor 2022-02-08T05:00:00Z That goes double for soi-disant documentaries that test the viewer's credulity. Anne Billson: Why we love questioning faux-or-not docs such as Catfish 2010-12-16T21:44:00Z Though “Oxygen” is more thriller than horror, these manipulations keep the film taut, even as its script bends credulity. ‘Oxygen’ Review: The Thrill of Claustrophobia 2021-05-12T04:00:00Z But Maazel is not a hard-boiled hack — she’s a dazzling prose stylist with a gift for creating characters caught in extraordinary situations that defy credulity. Fiona Maazel's 'A Little More Human' is like Pynchon writing a telenovela 2017-04-06T04:00:00Z But in trimming complex issues to fit a sentimental story line, Strand has inevitably sacrificed some of their nuances; meanwhile, as a drama, “The Originalist” often tests our credulity. Drama about Antonin Scalia plays out like 'Beauty and the Beast' 2017-04-18T04:00:00Z The translation isn't perfect, though: For example, it strains credulity that a white Army general with presidential hopes in 1948 would propose to a black actress. 'Kiss Me, Kate' an ingenious adaptation at Pasadena Playhouse 2014-09-23T04:00:00Z Referring to five women who have made allegations against Cain, Morgan asked Wood if it was stretching credulity to suggest that all “of these woman are simply fantasies.“ Cain: Wife didn't know about latest accuser 2011-12-02T05:27:00Z Again speaking generally, it strains credulity that someone pumping you for family details — and then presuming to fix you, unbidden! — is standing on that healthy emotional mountaintop. Carolyn Hax: Deflecting unwanted questions about family 2015-09-08T04:00:00Z Spoiler alert: This kind of reveling in simplistic solutions that stretch credulity pervades the book. Shonda Rhimes' 'Year of Yes' puts positive spin on simplistic self-help solution 2015-11-27T05:00:00Z This whole series is, of course, an improbable fiction, but the C.D.C. plot line seemed especially to strain credulity, didn’t it? 'Blindspot' Recap: 'Bone May Rot' 2015-10-12T04:00:00Z This stretches credulity: the take-up rate is high. If only soap operas didn't wash their hands of politics 2012-11-12T20:30:01Z And while it makes sense that Edgardo and Lucia could not have communicated from afar in the libretto’s Scottish Highlands, the explanation for their radio silence in today’s world strains credulity, even by operatic standards. Review: In ‘Lucia’ at the Met, a Modern Woman Comes Undone 2022-04-24T04:00:00Z It's all fast-moving fun, even if da Vinci's invention of the world's first bicycle, a wooden "velocerotor", stretches credulity just a little too far. Tonight's TV highlights: Living with The Ayatollah - Panorama 2011-04-11T06:59:01Z The rhino caper ends in disaster and secrets are revealed, many irredeemably straining credulity. Uprooted for Their Husbands’ Jobs, and Eager to Shine on Their Own 2021-07-13T04:00:00Z The tale’s resolution relies heavily on coincidences, a few of which strain even a seasoned suspense reader’s credulity. Review | In her new novel, Rene Denfeld draws on her experience as a homeless teen 2019-10-28T04:00:00Z The series indulged twists and turns that stretched credulity, and was in danger of “jumping the shark”. Claire Danes on the end of Homeland: 'It was so nice to play such a badass' 2020-04-05T04:00:00Z Their friendship takes shape with swift impulsivity: Mel, dryly funny and finely wired, is the natural leader, while Sharon, through whose perspective the story is told, retains a kind of earnest credulity. Review | Can a friendship between two cartoonists survive their own success? 2017-02-01T05:00:00Z Daily life would be impossible without this visual credulity. ‘American Qur’an’ is an old/new masterpiece 2016-01-21T05:00:00Z Reynolds is not necessarily known for his dramatic skill, and parts of his performance sometimes strain both credulity and continuity. 'Buried': An agonizing, ingenious experience from inside a box 2010-09-30T20:43:00Z The larger takeaway here is that each of them excels at tossing accelerant on dim embers of credulity lurking in the eternally suspicious or the plain old hateful. People say Megyn Kelly and Tucker Carlson's love of conspiracy theories is desperate – and dangerous 2023-09-09T04:00:00Z Like the Tethered, these people are alive, yes, but we would be stretching credulity to call incarceration living. In ‘Us,’ the Tethered Lives That Prisoners Would Recognize 2019-04-12T04:00:00Z Jade’s abrupt transformation over baklava may have strained credulity, but it was nonetheless the kind of understated feel-good moment that has long been a “Ted Lasso” specialty. ‘Ted Lasso’ Season 3, Episode 7 Recap: Restaurant Week 2023-04-26T04:00:00Z Theirs isn’t an easy match, partly because it verges on a romantic meet cute that strains narrative credulity and your tolerance for stacked decks. ‘The Mustang’ Review: Where the Wild Things Roam. And Sometimes Break Out. 2019-03-14T04:00:00Z And, while the show has a few sardonic things to say about our capacity for credulity, the biggest myth of all is that it's somehow a landmark American musical. The Book of Mormon – review 2013-03-21T23:00:02Z It just starts to strain credulity a little bit, and we felt we owed Moira better than that. Arrow Co-Creator Marc Guggenheim on Tonight's Season 2 Finale 2014-05-14T04:00:00Z The book is cut into the shape of a thousand cliffhangers, and although once or twice it strains credulity, I couldn’t put it down. A Devastating Tale of War, a Tender Story of Love 2023-03-07T05:00:00Z By appropriating and embellishing a recognizable history, the art may end up straining our credulity. A Witness Sees History Restaged and Rewritten 2011-02-11T19:47:04Z Something drastic happens in the fourth episode, and it is so ludicrous that it strains credulity. House of Cards: a KKK connection isn't all Frank Underwood and Donald Trump share 2016-03-04T05:00:00Z The twists and turns stretch credulity at times, and the book rushes to an end, with the good guys in a burning building and gunfire trained on the only means of escape. ‘Glorious:’ love and trouble in the Arizona Territory 2014-04-30T19:31:19Z To prove that thesis, “Shot Caller” stretches “anything” well beyond credulity. Review: In ‘Shot Caller,’ Prison Hardens Nikolaj Coster-Waldau’s Character 2017-08-17T04:00:00Z True, the shine she takes to a strange man she knows may be guilty of murder stretches credulity, but only until we receive the first hint she may already be in on the game. My favourite Hitchcock: North by Northwest 2012-08-03T16:45:00Z As he said on “Face the Nation” recently, “To me it stretches credulity to think that the Russians didn’t have profound impact.” Political Books Rule the List Now. What Was Selling 30, 40, 50 Years Ago? 2018-06-01T04:00:00Z The story showed where news outlets teeter on the line between driving social media and being driven by it, between healthy skepticism and cautious credulity. Smollett story shows thin line between news and social media 2019-02-22T05:00:00Z But is this level of wellness only attainable to a few middle class high earners with the income – and some might say credulity – to afford the high spending? Wellness: just expensive hype, or worth the cost? 2018-09-01T04:00:00Z It also became even more unbelievable, with traitors at the highest levels of the CIA and globetrotting escapades that, while engaging, strained credulity. Good news for Clinton: new season of Homeland features a female president 2016-06-09T04:00:00Z The series stretched credulity and also the limits of the espionage genre. The TV Watch: After 8 Seasons, Kiefer Sutherland Hangs Up His Lethal Toys 2010-05-25T02:26:00Z How these events resolve themselves strains credulity at every turn. In ‘Life’s a Breeze,’ a Family Hunts a Cash-Filled Mattress 2014-09-18T04:00:00Z These musical cues by the famous Broadway songwriting team are frozen in time for me, a time of teenage credulity, of a kid trying to unlock the mysteries of adult achievement. Nostalgia? Yestalgia! Why reviving old shows is exactly what we need right now 2016-11-04T04:00:00Z It strains credulity to cast this mass murder as anything but a hate crime. Fox News is wrong about Charleston: Religion isn’t a victim of the massacre, it’s a weapon 2015-06-19T04:00:00Z “My career was never based on pretty,” one of the world’s most beautiful women was saying recently, straining a listener’s credulity. Gisele Inc. 2016-05-14T04:00:00Z But what keeps the movie going is the cast, some of whom strike a perfect balance between self-consciousness and credulity. Bruce Willis spies a good time in "Red" 2010-09-30T00:48:00Z But the larger reaction and the manuscript’s ultimate fate are only briefly outlined — and tax credulity. The worst of Bach 2016-08-25T04:00:00Z It’s just a movie with no particular reason for existing, a flashy, trifling throwaway whose surface cleverness masks a self-infatuated credulity. 10 Classic Christmas Movies That Our Critics Didn’t See Coming 2018-12-11T05:00:00Z But the finale, in which blood rivalries are redressed in an absurdly literal manner, fatally strains credulity. ‘The World Made Straight’ Adapts a Ron Rash Novel 2015-01-08T05:00:00Z It is not life, but there is some analogy with it in this exposure of human folly and credulity. A novel by Hilaire Belloc with twenty-two drawings by G.K. Chesterton 2012-06-05T06:30:00Z It does strain credulity just a bit to think that he really doesn’t know at this point — a celebrated reporter himself, he is in constant contact with his boss, Times Publisher A.G. Perspective | Publishing that anonymous New York Times article wasn’t ‘gutless.’ But writing it probably was. 2018-09-06T04:00:00Z Only one incident, involving a pet armadillo, stretches credulity in what is a heartfelt account of the trauma suffered by a generation. The Sound of Things falling by Juan Gabriel Vásquez – review 2012-11-16T08:00:07Z "Very occasionally she grumbled against the palpable unfairness, but she was courageous and stoical to an extent that tested my credulity." Peston transcribed wife's final book 2013-04-30T09:31:12Z It's dramatic, after a fashion, but eventually it strains credulity. The magic is missing in Toni Morrison's 'God Help the Child' 2015-04-23T04:00:00Z The casting, however, is refreshing, even if the plot strains credulity. Review: Inventing a Better Bitcoin in ‘StartUp,’ New on Crackle 2016-09-05T04:00:00Z He conveys it with absolute solemnity, but maybe he's having me on, testing my credulity. ZZ Top: Dalís of the Delta 2012-11-08T19:00:00Z Surely, I ask, when he sends Anna to a bookshop event and has 500 eager readers queue up to meet her, isn't this stretching credulity a little far? A life in books: Tim Waterstone 2010-09-08T07:00:00Z A “greatly embellished” version spread through the city and caused a stir, “aided by our natural credulity and the respect paid to the names of the persons concerned” — to the apparent annoyance of Hamilton. The Many Faces of Alexander Hamilton, Just in Time for the Fourth 2016-06-30T04:00:00Z However vulnerable Maxi may be, her slowness in comprehending what Karl stands for strains credulity. ‘Je Suis Karl’ Review: Not Marx. The Opposite, In Fact. 2021-09-23T04:00:00Z Here, in fact, are the deep taproots of the credulity and lemming-like behavior that characterize today’s social media. Review | The 19th-century book that helps us understand the allure — and perils — of social media 2019-04-03T04:00:00Z It stretches credulity to think these outcomes were envisioned by anyone. Against security 2012-09-02T18:00:00Z It’s the one claim in this book that strains credulity, given the clarity with which Oluo shows how white men’s mediocrity — entitlement tethered to unearned power and accolades — makes life harder for everyone. In America, Is Power in the Hands of Too Many ‘Mediocre’ Men? 2020-12-01T05:00:00Z But Olsen and Sheffer must also think that testing the credulity of the storyline, is a smart way to keep their viewers debating, guessing and glued. Big Love: Shark-Jumping in Utah 2010-02-22T14:05:00Z “Pose,” Ryan Murphy’s final production for FX before he heads off to Netflix, opens with a sequence that strains credulity, but in all the right ways, for all of the right reasons. The uplifting realness of FX's "Pose" 2018-06-01T04:00:00Z His credulity didn’t reach its limits, though, until after they exchanged numbers and went on a handful of dates. The Vibe Was Electric and That Was Before the Coffee Buzz 2019-02-08T05:00:00Z A struggle between credulity and courtesy plays out on Sanders’s brow. Sacha Baron Cohen’s “Who Is America?” Reviewed 2018-07-15T04:00:00Z This unfortunate blemish has not impeded the same companies from securing huge education contracts, and it would be stretching credulity to think that price-fixing never now happens in school building. Architects do matter, Mr Gove 2011-03-06T00:09:40Z The extent of the contrivance will set off multilevel credulity alarms in viewers paying close attention. Review: ‘Nuts!’ Reveals Doctor’s Secret to Success: Goat Testicle Transplants 2016-06-21T04:00:00Z The monarchy "inculcates unthinking credulity and servility" and is "the gilded peg from which our unlovely system of social distinction and hierarchy depends," he says. Ebooks roundup: Fifty Shades, fashion for dystopias and a Jubilee read 2012-05-31T14:01:46Z Yet “I Saw the Light” was roundly deemed a stinker; didn’t any notion of awards strain credulity? The Art of the Oscars Long-Shot 2017-02-22T05:00:00Z Some facets of the plot require serious credulity stretches, especially as they pertain to the apparently limitless range of Ethan’s and Olivia’s writing talents. Frisky ‘Sex With Strangers’: A bodice-ripper with a brain On our complacency, our complicity, our credulity and our stupidity. 'You made this bed, America!' How House of Cards turned the tables on us 2017-06-06T04:00:00Z There are a few plot points that strain credulity. Erin Entrada Kelly on the Stranger Within 2022-03-04T05:00:00Z It also leads her to walk carefully through spiritualism’s fraud-speckled history and to occasionally tip the story into credulity. A Sympathetic Look at Spiritualism Past and Present 2019-10-25T04:00:00Z The question shudders with possibilities throughout the melodramatic musical "Passion," whose plot strains credulity, yet celebrates the erratic improbabilities of love. Review: Intense revival of Sondheim's 'Passion' 2013-03-01T03:45:10Z But this conversation was clearly evidence that the show is aware how much Ezekiel is stretching credulity. The Walking Dead: season eight, episode two recap – The Damned 2017-10-29T04:00:00Z Binging created the momentum needed to glide past holes in the story line that strained credulity. Did You Watch ‘Bloodline’? Let’s Talk About It 2016-06-02T04:00:00Z A lot of centrist American pundits who have unfortunate histories of credulity towards saber-rattling are openly derisive towards him. From 9/11 to Netanyahu: The world is learning that toxic masculinity won't keep us safe 2023-11-02T04:00:00Z But Trump’s denials always stretched the limits of credulity. Trump’s channeling Hitler for protection 2023-10-31T04:00:00Z Skeptics might note that this knowing credulity serves a purpose. Ghost stories arise from a horrific Georgetown steam plant casualty 2023-10-26T04:00:00Z In four separate motions to dismiss — or limit the scope of — the case, Mr. Trump’s legal team made an array of arguments on legal and constitutional grounds, some of which strained the boundaries of credulity. Trump Files More Motions to Derail Federal Jan. 6 Case 2023-10-24T04:00:00Z It was a furious dash, one that challenged credulity as well as the players’ strength and character — until the team ran out of gas in the final seconds of its fourth game in 18 days. Angel City's playoff debut ends in heartbreak on late OL Reign goal 2023-10-21T04:00:00Z But he made clear Monday at a defiant news conference that he will ignore calls to resign, even as he strains credulity to the breaking point. Column: Democrats throw indicted senator under the bus, treating Menendez as he deserves 2023-09-26T04:00:00Z Some of Mr. Raisi’s other claims Tuesday seemed to strain credulity. ‘Not reversible’: America’s global leadership waning, Iranian president says in fiery U.N. speech 2023-09-19T04:00:00Z But even if you take the most generous reading of the comments at face value, this defense strains credulity. The shocking laughter heard 'round the world 2023-09-18T04:00:00Z But diners sometimes feel the gulf between the image and what is served stretches credulity. Why your burger may not always look like the advert 2023-09-02T04:00:00Z It defies credulity to claim that Meadows was inspired by a boy scout’s sense of election integrity to assist Trump’s effort to undo Biden’s wins in Georgia and other states. Column: Trump's Chief of Staff Mark Meadows seems to think he can avoid prosecution. Here's how 2023-08-31T04:00:00Z Woehlke used that to explain why Angelenos were ripe for Julian Oil’s plucking, gullible with the “naïve credulity” that came from seeing a flourishing city rise up quickly from almost nothing. Real estate, transit, oil — how early L.A. built fortunes and bred scoundrels 2023-08-03T04:00:00Z But when a war is based on deception with horrific results, as became clear during the massive bloodshed in Vietnam, realism and cynicism are apt to undermine credulity. Patriotism and war: Can America break that deadly connection? 2023-07-04T04:00:00Z Seven bowlers were employed in the first session, and the use of Harry Brook's medium pace inside the first hour stretched credulity. England defied by classy Khawaja century 2023-06-17T04:00:00Z This credulity suggests the story may be autobiographical, as does Katharina’s job working in a theater around the end of East Germany, something Erpenbeck also did. Achtung, baby: Is Jenny Erpenbeck's tale of doomed romance the new Great German Novel? 2023-06-07T04:00:00Z That Garcia's decision to shoot and kill and maim other human beings is somehow peripheral to or coincidental to his hateful beliefs strains all credulity and reason. Mass shootings: America's slow civil war 2023-05-09T04:00:00Z Mr. Ramaswamy can say things that stretch credulity or undermine his seriousness. The Smooth-Talking Republican Who Would Rule by Fiat 2023-05-05T04:00:00Z Critics of the network argued that it strained credulity that Fox executives were unaware of Carlson's views before seeing the text. New York Times reveals Tucker Carlson text message that “set off a panic” at Fox News 2023-05-03T04:00:00Z The new report classified as mature many forests that most researchers would consider young, Aplet says, a result that “strains credulity.” How much U.S. forest is old growth? It depends who you ask 2023-04-26T04:00:00Z In the United States, Biden, who invokes connections across ethnicity and religion that sometimes strain credulity, regularly cites his Irish background to make a point about policy. Biden’s Irish heritage on full display as he visits the Emerald Isle 2023-04-12T04:00:00Z But Mr. Griffin told jurors on Thursday that the notion that Mr. Murdaugh would try to evade scrutiny of his finances by placing himself in the middle of a murder investigation strained credulity. Murdaugh’s Lawyer Says Conviction Would ‘Compound a Family Tragedy’ 2023-03-02T05:00:00Z On Sunday and Monday, other news organizations repeated the Journal’s purported scoop with varied degrees of credulity. Column: Despite latest reports, there's still not a speck of evidence that COVID escaped from a Chinese lab 2023-02-27T05:00:00Z Some of his actions and views strain credulity and feel overdetermined. Review | Sonora Jha’s ‘The Laughter’ skewers the power structures of academia 2023-02-15T05:00:00Z In 15 chapters, he touches on “a network of related ideas,” including “obstacles, forgetting, secrecy, denial, uncertainty, prejudice, misunderstanding and credulity.” Review | Ignorance is not always bliss — and not always bad — a new book argues 2023-02-10T05:00:00Z Kirby dismissed China's contention that the balloon was for meteorological purposes, saying "it strains credulity ... that this was some kind of weather balloon that was floating on the winds." White House on China balloon saga: Blinken to reschedule trip when time is right 2023-02-06T05:00:00Z But it strains credulity that she would keep him on the committee if the FBI had warned he was compromised. Analysis | McCarthy’s specious attacks on Adam Schiff and Eric Swalwell 2023-01-18T05:00:00Z The plot mechanics, which involve a Lisbeth Salander-type named Noma looking for a little girl who has been trapped in the “other worlds,” stretch credulity in similar ways. The last satirical novel from a tech-world alum? It's got a bug 2023-01-18T05:00:00Z Where “Ove” portrayed its protagonist as socially inept from childhood, the young version of Otto is a charmer so distant from the irritable old man he becomes that it strains credulity. Review | ‘A Man Called Otto’: Remake of Swedish film adds heart, loses soul 2023-01-04T05:00:00Z My mother had created her own fake identity to disguise her age and origins, and one thing that helped her in that effort was the basic credulity of an analog world. Why do guys like George Santos lie? I asked myself the same thing about my father 2022-12-31T05:00:00Z “Musk suggests that his waiver was somehow invalid, but it strains credulity to believe that the CEO of Tesla did not understand the agreements he negotiated and signed,” the SEC wrote. SEC says it’s not violating Elon Musk’s right to free speech 2022-12-23T05:00:00Z The credulity of investors and business writers in the face of this reasoning is astonishing. Opinion | How long till people stop falling for ‘founder’ hype? 2022-12-16T05:00:00Z The justices in a 6-3 decision ended a nationwide moratorium on housing evictions and said it “strains credulity” to believe Congress had given such authority to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Supreme Court agrees to decide on Biden's stalled student loan forgiveness plan 2022-12-01T05:00:00Z Similarly, 911 call analysis is a measure of law enforcement's credulity, favored in cases with few witnesses or other evidence to differentiate an accident from a murder. "Is the caller the killer?": How Jessica Logan’s 911 call for help became evidence against her 2022-11-22T05:00:00Z Judge Davila wrote in places that Ms. Holmes’s arguments were “not material,” “would strain credulity” and were “not likely to result in acquittal if they were included in a new trial.” Elizabeth Holmes Denied New Trial and Is Set to Be Sentenced 2022-11-08T05:00:00Z The four Pentagon veterans wrote, “Every other branch of the military has offered Sikhs religious accommodations, resulting in a track record of remarkable success, not disaster,” later adding, “the government’s claims of disruption defy credulity.” Religious accommodations for Sikhs in Marine Corps backed by Muslim, Jewish groups 2022-11-02T04:00:00Z The life of da Silva has unfolded in such a unique, extraordinary way that it strains credulity. ‘Our phoenix’: Lula’s ups and downs in Brazil defy belief 2022-10-30T04:00:00Z Dr. Brown’s criticisms included Mr. Mastriano’s amateur archaeological sleuthing on a French battlefield and his credulity in accepting divine intervention to explain Mr. York’s heroics. Mastriano’s War College Stint, Once a Selling Point, Comes Under Fire 2022-10-18T04:00:00Z The F.S.B.’s claims regarding the bomb’s size strain credulity, given the history of improvised explosive devices used in recent armed conflicts. Russia announces the arrests of eight people over the Crimea bridge blast. 2022-10-12T04:00:00Z In today’s digital age, it strains credulity to think that this modest effort at transparency would prove impossible to implement or somehow inhibit the ability of our justices to hear cases in a fair manner. Opinion | Cameras in the Supreme Court would be a step toward accountability 2022-10-07T04:00:00Z But assertions that he is a “socialist,” as Mr. Cox claims, strain credulity, as a glance at his résumé attests. Opinion | Wes Moore is a compelling choice for governor in Maryland 2022-10-01T04:00:00Z Although her adventures eventually strain credulity, through her script — inspired by real events — Mihai manages to completely enmesh the viewer in a story that combines social drama with thriller, espionage and vigilante elements. Hola México Film Festival exhibits real and imaginary horrors without leaving aside the laughs 2022-09-30T04:00:00Z “Does anybody really believe that a group of traumatized kids were able to pull off a march with hundreds of thousands of people, just a few months after they were traumatized? It strains credulity.” After Parkland Massacre, Students Tackled Gun Violence Themselves 2022-08-16T04:00:00Z Lawmakers say that while the FRC often appeals to faith and advocates for a “biblical worldview,” the status change “strains credulity” because the group operates primarily as “a political advocacy organization.” Democrats call on IRS to review right-wing group’s ‘church’ status 2022-08-02T04:00:00Z Rozell said such attacks “stretch credulity beyond belief” but that Republicans are counting on enough swing voters to question whether either party reflects their view on abortion. On abortion, Dems start Virginia offensive as GOP renews old attacks 2022-07-29T04:00:00Z The outcome strained credulity not only because Ingebrigtsen had broken Tefera’s three-year-old record the previous month, but he hadn’t been beaten in 11 head-to-head meetings entering the world indoors. Norwegian miler sets his sights on history at world outdoor championships 2022-07-13T04:00:00Z "Ministers resigned because of the PM. The party lost confidence because of the PM. It is beyond credulity that Mr Johnson can stay in office ... He has to go and go means go." UK Conservatives say 'toxic' Boris Johnson should be replaced now 2022-07-07T04:00:00Z For as impressive as England's accomplishments have been and as alluring as their words have sounded, this would stretch the bounds of credulity. Belief carrying England towards historic triumph 2022-07-04T04:00:00Z Comments such as that are the reason Judge is so beloved here — he doesn’t complain and puts team above self so relentlessly it sometimes strains credulity. Analysis | Aaron Judge avoids arbitration, but will he be a Yankee for life? 2022-06-25T04:00:00Z Such excessive credulity is otherwise known as superstition. Opinion | Texas drives our red-blue divide even wider 2022-06-21T04:00:00Z “For the FBI to now say it has no videotapes of the dig strains credulity and takes this whole affair to the next level,” Warren Getler, who has worked closely with Finders Keepers, said Monday. Sanctions sought against FBI over Civil War gold dig videos 2022-06-13T04:00:00Z His transformation into a fully cured and functioning adult stretches credulity. Review: A suicidal writer take the psychedelic cure in a time-bending debut novel 2022-05-18T04:00:00Z Even without knowing the precise closing numbers “when the pandemic began, in March 2020,” the statement made in the article defied credulity. Opinion | Readers critique The Post: What’s confusing, and missing, from Ukraine war coverage 2022-05-13T04:00:00Z Lawyers for Straight Path called the requests "wholly unwarranted," citing years of cooperation from the company and saying arguments that Straight Path poses a danger "strain credulity." Consumer sentiment declines amid inflation concerns 2022-05-13T04:00:00Z The plot strains credulity less than many procedural series do — and they all do — and the production aims for realistic local color. How 'The Lincoln Lawyer' might predict Netflix's future 2022-05-11T04:00:00Z Breyer once granted an interview to The Associated Press in which he acknowledged that his questions sometimes stretch the bounds of credulity. SUPREME COURT NOTEBOOK: Breyer’s last chance to hypothesize 2022-04-26T04:00:00Z That this situation has escalated in this manner defies credulity. The Office Bully Won’t Win 2022-04-22T04:00:00Z As a senior, I attempt to look and act as youthful as credulity permits. Aging politicians should know when it’s time to leave the stage 2022-04-22T04:00:00Z “Such an argument will increasingly strain credulity,” Helima Croft, an analyst at RBC Capital Markets, an investment bank, wrote in a note to clients. As oil soars, OPEC and its allies decline to offer relief. 2022-03-02T05:00:00Z But for those not prone to credulity, it reinforced skepticism. Perspective | These were a cold, cold Olympics, but I’ll never forget the warmth 2022-02-19T05:00:00Z "That's what led me into pushing back against these people: because the attention and credulity that people were giving them is now fueling this right-wing backlash, and people are being manipulated." Meet James Lindsay, the far right's "world-level expert" on CRT and "Race Marxism" 2022-02-17T05:00:00Z Both the FBI has said that it is working with law enforcement officials to assess the threats' credulity, and on Wednesday, the agency reportedly identified six "tech savvy" individuals in connection with the threats. Bomb threats at Black colleges linked to neo-Nazi group Atomwaffen Division, police say 2022-02-02T05:00:00Z It also stretched scientific credulity that the interior of a moon as small as Mimas could be warm enough for an ocean to remain unfrozen. An Ocean May Lurk Inside Saturn’s ‘Death Star’ Moon 2022-01-21T05:00:00Z Donald Trump’s political movement — now almost indistinguishable from the Republican Party in many places — is engaged in a candidate recruitment drive in which the main qualifications are credulity and corruption. Opinion | Jan. 6 wasn’t the end of a failed plot. It was a new salvo in an unfolding uprising. 2022-01-06T05:00:00Z Jones, the judge, said those statements were “false and reckless” and that it stretched credulity to surmise that Decker didn’t know it. Charges tossed after judge rules King County detective used racial stereotypes, false statements for warrant 2021-12-20T05:00:00Z But then the show became a strident piece of agitprop that strained credulity. To sink nuclear talks with the U.S., Iran's hard-liners use a novel weapon: A hit TV show 2021-11-18T05:00:00Z The mere idea that a model using today's economic data can meaningfully tell us about economic output in the distant future, under climate-crashed conditions, strains credulity. It’s time we stop listening to economists on climate change 2021-11-16T05:00:00Z The media's ongoing credulity is why a right-wing operative was able to weaponize bad faith and ignorance into a nonsensical bogeyman. CNN's milk report: Why right-wing misinformation will always get amplified by the mainstream media 2021-11-05T04:00:00Z It strains credulity to think that a bunch of white supremacists and shamans knew precisely where to go and what to look for on their own. What if the truth about Jan. 6 is revealed — and the American people just don't care? 2021-11-02T04:00:00Z But its strengths more than make up for its occasional credulity strains. Perspective | A second chance at stardom propels some of the year’s best shows — and reflects our current celebrity culture 2021-10-25T04:00:00Z And who knows who’s responsible for an unnecessary portrayal of media ethics that strains credulity and verges on libeling the fourth estate. Review: Hillary Clinton's debut crime novel is actually good 2021-10-12T04:00:00Z Some of the medical claims made by the former players were identical, straining credulity, prosecutors suggested. 18 Former N.B.A. Players Are Charged in $4 Million Insurance Fraud Scheme 2021-10-07T04:00:00Z Stanford, Yale and Georgetown, and that it strains credulity to think sophisticated businessmen like Mr. Wilson and Mr. Abdelaziz did not realize that. A Trial About Wealth, Privilege and the Murkiness of College Admissions 2021-10-06T04:00:00Z For those encountering this theme park musical for the first time, it might strain credulity to hear that the show has actually improved. Why the Netflix musical 'Diana' is theme-park schlock and a bad sign for Broadway 2021-10-04T04:00:00Z Even with the Chinese government’s ability to enforce widespread testing and lockdowns, those numbers strain credulity, considering current information about how the delta variant has spread in other countries. Opinion | Sending Americans to the Beijing Winter Olympics is unsafe and unwise 2021-09-30T04:00:00Z Platt strains credulity playing a shy, insecure and lonely teenager not so much because he looks too old, but rather that his trying to seem young is so sweatily effortful. ‘Dear Evan Hansen’ review: Transition from stage to screen reveals flaws 2021-09-23T04:00:00Z Even cases that end up in court can strain credulity, he said, citing lawsuits claiming Kellogg’s Froot Loops and Quaker Oats’ Cap’n Crunch’s Crunchberries cereals deceived consumers into believing they contained actual fruit. Lawsuits Over ‘Misleading’ Food Labels Surge as Groups Cite Lax U.S. Oversight 2021-09-07T04:00:00Z "It strains credulity to believe that this statute grants the CDC the sweeping authority that it asserts," the court said in an unsigned opinion. U.S. Supreme Court ends CDC's pandemic residential eviction moratorium 2021-08-27T04:00:00Z “It strains credulity to believe that this statute grants the C.D.C. the sweeping authority that it asserts.” Supreme Court Ends Biden’s Eviction Moratorium 2021-08-26T04:00:00Z “It strains credulity to believe that this statute grants the CDC the sweeping authority that it asserts,” the opinion said. Supreme Court strikes down CDC eviction moratorium despite delta’s rise 2021-08-26T04:00:00Z These findings strain credulity and must be viewed with suspicion. Is the FBI telling us the truth about the Jan. 6 coup attempt? Because it doesn't feel that way 2021-08-26T04:00:00Z “The official line is that no one died. It strains credulity,” he says. The pandemic revealed the health risks of hospital ransomware attacks 2021-08-19T04:00:00Z Carter told Salon that Woods' statement "stretches credulity." How a Greenpeace undercover reporting team embarrassed ExxonMobil 2021-07-08T04:00:00Z It has happened, sometimes in ways that stretch credulity. Better drug tests can stop cheaters. They also might punish innocent athletes. 2021-06-18T04:00:00Z That all three top Justice Department officials at the time now deny any knowledge of the matter strains credulity. Opinion | Adam Schiff: The Justice Department must be depoliticized 2021-06-15T04:00:00Z Fifty years and dozens of controversial shootings without an adverse inquest finding, the families say, stretches credulity. Families of people killed by police are left without answers while King County’s inquests are stalled 2021-05-23T04:00:00Z That thin claim of naiveté fits with Sawant’s sorry history of stretching credulity. Sawant’s ethics admission comes without remorse — her constituents deserves better 2021-05-13T04:00:00Z Horrifying but not outside my ken of credulity. Column: I used to mock L.A. nostalgia — until the ArcLight closed. Now I want to howl at the sky 2021-04-12T04:00:00Z Readers are not obliged to shut their eyes to politics and recent history and treat Mr. Portman’s cant with credulity. Opinion | Republicans’ incentive on covid relief is gone 2021-03-01T05:00:00Z It stretches credulity that a small and ideologically wobbly movement could wield enough economic power behind it to bring down multinational corporations, let alone the larger architecture of capitalism. Talking to the boogaloo: An exclusive series of conversations with a would-be revolutionary 2021-02-27T05:00:00Z Indeed, despite the occasional bold article, Post coverage during the Trump era was often marked by ridiculous credulity, as when it cast Trump as a "supporting character" in the Ukraine inquiry. Outgoing Washington Post editor finally, begrudgingly admits mistakes in Trump coverage 2021-02-11T05:00:00Z The harmless lies of everyday life have taught us credulity. Humans Are Pretty Lousy Lie Detectors 2021-02-09T05:00:00Z Many of his stories, often involving sexual invitations, strained credulity. Larry King, TV host who gave boldface names a cozy forum, dies at 87 2021-01-23T05:00:00Z The panel rejected the government’s argument that it would continue to consult with localities regardless of whether officials had granted consent, an assertion that the court said “strains credulity.” Trump’s refugee resettlement policy blocked by federal appeals court 2021-01-08T05:00:00Z It “strains credulity” to anchor a “significant, burdensome, and novel rule” on that clause, the American Bankers Association said in its letter. Banks blast U.S. rule that would force lending to oil, gun firms 2021-01-05T05:00:00Z "It strains credulity to the breaking point, however, to believe that the Loeffler campaign was unaware that all these members of the same family were actually the owners of the Asplundh company." Loeffler didn't disclose top donors own multibillion-dollar company cited for illegal hiring scheme 2020-12-25T05:00:00Z And then there are the things which have happened in the Age of Trump which almost defy credulity. American madhouse at a turning point: Is our nation finally ready to rejoin reality? 2020-11-03T05:00:00Z Still, the length at which he went to describe the concerns about ballots coming in after Election Day and the credulity he showed is understandably concerning. Why Brett Kavanaugh's opinion on Wisconsin's mail-in ballots has so many worried 2020-10-27T04:00:00Z Certain plot points strain credulity, it’s true, but the world strains credulity every day. 'The Undoing' is a tiresome East Coast companion to 'Big Little Lies' 2020-10-22T04:00:00Z This is the natural result of the evolutionary principle known to psychologists as “negatively biased credulity.” Why do conspiracy theories about pedophilia hold such sway with some conservatives? 2020-10-16T04:00:00Z For them and other activists, the Internet provided a means of knowledge transmission and a way to counter the credulity of the mainstream press and hold corporations to account. Trolling for Truth on Social Media 2020-10-12T04:00:00Z Blinder and Watson found that the Democratic-Republican gap was “nearly ubiquitous” — it remained detectable no matter how economic growth was defined, and was so “startlingly large” that it “strains credulity.” Column: Trump claims the economy will do better if he's reelected. History says he's wrong 2020-09-29T04:00:00Z It’s an unquestioning credulity that would have any marketer salivating. If your friends or family have fallen for an internet conspiracy cult, here's what you should do | Van Badham 2020-09-27T04:00:00Z This depiction of an industry sensitive to appearing too close to Trump doesn’t deserve even an ounce of your credulity. Column: Did drug makers really stand up to Trump over those 'Trump card' discounts? Doubtful 2020-09-21T04:00:00Z Even if one or more vaccines is authorized for emergency use by the end of this year, those numbers stretch credulity. AP FACT CHECK: Trump’s virus revisionism; Biden on the hoax 2020-09-19T04:00:00Z Brennaman’s claim that he didn’t understand the painful nature of his language strains credulity. Editorial Roundup: Ohio 2020-08-31T04:00:00Z The Republican case against Mr. Biden assumes both ignorance and gross credulity by voters. Opinion | Republicans are lying about Biden and hoping voters are ignorant enough to believe them 2020-08-26T04:00:00Z Barger called Williams’ account “absurd,” adding: “It is beyond credulity to think that … anyone, including me, would ever presume to have to help him through any interview” given DeJoy’s strong background in the delivery business. Low-profile Los Angeles politico swept up in the Postal Service dispute 2020-08-26T04:00:00Z “The notion that policies and protocols can unfailingly stop those intent on committing crimes strains credulity,” Ms. Noel said. Trump Cites the V.A. as a Central Achievement. But Troubles Simmer. 2020-08-19T04:00:00Z At certain points that strain all credulity, you’re just hoping Crowe will look up and wink, and maybe whisper his famous “Gladiator” line: “Are you not entertained?” Review: ‘Unhinged’ is no reason to return to a movie theater 2020-08-19T04:00:00Z Third, many — perhaps most — of his voters, in their inexhaustible credulity, will agree. Opinion | America’s domestic tranquility depends on us administering the 2020 election right 2020-07-31T04:00:00Z Watergate supplied endless material — what greater gift to an impressionist than a scandal involving tapes? — and Nixon was an easy target, a political caricature already stretched beyond the bounds of credulity. Commentary: There's an art to impersonating Trump. Just ask J-L Cauvin and Sarah Cooper 2020-07-30T04:00:00Z It is also set in “the not too distant future,” in case any of this happening now might strain credulity. Twenty years later, X-Men’s legacy is one of compromise 2020-07-17T04:00:00Z “It began to stretch and stretch and stretch credulity,” says Nicholas White, a malaria researcher at Mahidol University in Bangkok. A mysterious company’s coronavirus papers in top medical journals may be unraveling 2020-06-02T04:00:00Z The 7-year time frame also strains credulity, Ramana says, especially as DOE wants the reactors to pass licensing reviews at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, which typically takes several years. U.S. Department of Energy rushes to build advanced new nuclear reactors 2020-05-20T04:00:00Z It strains credulity that a health crisis of the past four months is to blame for a lack of transparency that has lasted 84 months. Feedback: What readers think about petition to name Dr. Anthony Fauci 'sexiest man' 2020-04-26T04:00:00Z Director Scott Teems keeps this laconic potboiler on a steady simmer, even when a few plot twists beg credulity. New movies to stream this week: ‘A White, White Day,’ ‘The Quarry’ and more 2020-04-15T04:00:00Z Given that China is ruled by an unelected Communist Party that subsidizes state-owned companies and tolerates the widespread theft of intellectual property, those claims have strained credulity. A New Front for Nationalism: The Global Battle Against a Virus 2020-04-10T04:00:00Z It’s fair to criticize WHO’s hesitation to declare a pandemic, and its credulity in sharing China’s claims and praising its efforts. Opinion | Trump blew it — not the WHO, Fauci or the Jews 2020-04-06T04:00:00Z Although it sometimes strains credulity, “Gifted” succeeds as a theatrical curiosity that piques our interest — and our sense of whimsy. Review: The new play 'Gifted' conjures a psychic who can see everyone's romantic future 2020-02-02T05:00:00Z In other words, no apology, no introspection or humility, and an excuse that strains credulity. CNN outdoes itself with arrogant and smug ridicule of Trump supporters 2020-01-30T05:00:00Z That it is intellectually vapid is not important, but the fact that it adds to an atmosphere of suspicion and credulity and conspiracy is not helpful at all. It’s Time to Ask What Africa Needs 2020-01-25T05:00:00Z Only when a story avowedly tells of something that really happened, it seems, are we willing to grace it with our credulity and tears. Howard Jacobson: 'A feelgood Holocaust exploits the dead and demeans the living' 2020-01-23T05:00:00Z Any hint of holiness is wrecked by a rainstorm, and by the glare of the arc lights under which TV cameras hope to catch the miracle, yet Fellini does not rage at our credulity. A Hundred Years of Fellini 2020-01-17T05:00:00Z Next week aims to stretch your horizons, as well as your credulity, as thousands of new products are launched and demoed at the giant CES expo. CES 2020: First look at tomorrow's freshest tech 2020-01-03T05:00:00Z When tennis fans voted Roger Federer their favourite player for the 17th year in a row it might have stretched credulity beyond Planet Tennis but it surprised nobody within touching distance of his hem. Faultless Roger Federer’s appeal transcends tennis to become an icon | Kevin Mitchell 2019-12-22T05:00:00Z This is an ex post facto explanation that strains credulity. Analysis | Fact-checking President Trump’s impeachment letter to Pelosi 2019-12-18T05:00:00Z Jackson improved his candidacy on Sunday by, again, straining the bounds of credulity. Lamar Jackson, Delaying the Spectacular, Shows an M.V.P.’s Steadiness 2019-11-17T05:00:00Z Opposition leaders and international observers cried foul, saying that Morales’ turn of fortune defied credulity. Bolivian Leader Evo Morales Steps Down 2019-11-10T05:00:00Z The casual racism, exhibited in silly songs and playful reenactments, would defy credulity were it not so deeply ingrained. Review: The politics of Thanksgiving, served up as lukewarm satire 2019-11-07T05:00:00Z It seems the power of brands to create credulity is still as strong as ever. Why modern marketing owes a debt to cigarettes 2019-10-29T04:00:00Z But that argument strained credulity even inside Fox News, the erstwhile base for unquestioning Trump support. Republicans' steadfast support for Trump begins to show cracks 2019-10-22T04:00:00Z But the efforts of those keen to boast complete credulity of their master’s unlikely claims were undermined by more equivocal support in other pro-government quarters. Does anyone in the country believe Boris Johnson isn’t a groper? | David Mitchell 2019-10-06T04:00:00Z His explanations for his feats allowed him to slip under the radar of viewers’ skepticism, tapping into technocratic belief systems in order to produce a deeper credulity. How Derren Brown Remade Mind Reading for Skeptics 2019-09-30T04:00:00Z In cases where the profit motive and the social good are in conflict, the Roundtable statement begs credulity. A reexamination of ownership in the age of the public corporation 2019-09-02T04:00:00Z On his Fox Nation show "Reality Check with David Webb", Webb concluded that Stelter's excuse stretches credulity. David Webb: CNN's Stelter had 'epic fail as a journalist' and 'a less than believable deflection' 2019-08-27T04:00:00Z Smith’s success as a relatively unheralded rookie continues to strain credulity. Turner’s 2 HRs, Ryu’s 7 innings send Dodgers past Dbacks 9-3 2019-08-11T04:00:00Z The banter is snappy and erudite to the point where some people believe it strains credulity. Mariners Sunday mailbag: Why wasn’t Daniel Vogelbach chosen for the Home Run Derby? 2019-07-07T04:00:00Z Ultimately, the Chief’s only complaint is that Ross offered a rationale for this decision that—to borrow a phrase from Scalia—taxes the credulity of the credulous… John Roberts is not our savior from Trump: How he is the president’s enabler-in-chief 2019-07-05T04:00:00Z For none of them to repeat in the 80 days Kepler stared at the star strained credulity. Astronomers Are Baffled by the Most Bizarre Star Yet 2019-07-03T04:00:00Z No. That’s effectively what happened four years ago, when 17 Republicans sought the GOP nomination, straining both credulity and the physical capacity of the debate stage. So many Democrats are running, how do they all fit on a debate stage? 2019-06-25T04:00:00Z It strains credulity that government officials would have foregone such a rich opportunity to embarrass King and neutralize the civil rights movement. A historian's claims about Martin Luther King are shocking - and irresponsible | Donna Murch 2019-06-08T04:00:00Z Using the known facts as their guardrails, the filmmakers concoct a credible, if not verifiable, narrative that invites as much healthy skepticism as credulity. Review | William Shakespeare, ordinary human, is the flawed hero of ‘All Is True’ 2019-05-14T04:00:00Z “The events in the Kingstowne vote and the property development are so close it defies credulity that they would not be related,” the memo states. An anonymously circulated memo accused a Virginia politician of a quid pro quo. So he hired his own lawyer to investigate. 2019-05-14T04:00:00Z His credulity led him to overpay for investments time after time and helped to lead him into six corporate bankruptcies. Opinion | Trump again shows how easily he’s manipulated by dictators 2019-04-30T04:00:00Z And Theron and Rogen, anchoring a story that gently and insistently strains credulity in every direction, put that joke across with easy, goofy assurance. Review: Charlize Theron and Seth Rogen make for winning political romance in ‘Long Shot’ 2019-05-01T04:00:00Z However, when a belief strains credulity, motives are often helpless. To Understand Political Behavior, Look at How Kids Think 2019-04-26T04:00:00Z Bribery and insider dealing combined with public credulity to drive the share price of the South Sea Company unsustainably high, and in 1720 the bubble burst, causing widespread financial ruin. Robinson Crusoe at 300: why it’s time to let go of this colonial fairytale 2019-04-19T04:00:00Z “Not a single tree will be felled,” the president has said — a promise that strains credulity for a project that is intended to travel through jungle, even if it is along existing right of way. Mayan Train’s fast track raising concerns in Mexico 2019-04-16T04:00:00Z “Not a single tree will be felled,” the president has said - a promise that strains credulity for a project that is intended to travel through jungle, even if it is along existing right of way. Mayan Train’s fast track raising concerns in Mexico 2019-04-17T04:00:00Z “By finding that an 8-million gallon fossil fuel project with fuel shipped from hundreds of miles away would not cause significant adverse climate impacts, this project strains credulity,” the news release stated. New report on liquefied natural gas project in Tacoma says facility ‘will not cause significant adverse impact’ from greenhouse-gas emissions 2019-03-30T04:00:00Z With every year that passes, it seems to stretch the bounds of credulity a little further, to demand an even greater suspension of disbelief. Juventus Survives, as the Improbable Becomes Real Again 2019-03-13T04:00:00Z This happened in 1974, and many of us said in response to the foolish credulity of the parents, “Those were different times, it couldn’t happen now.” Michael Jackson’s trick was to groom an entire culture | Emma Brockes 2019-03-08T05:00:00Z This isn’t just the land of the fraud but the home of the knave, and Cohen implored Republican lawmakers and Trump supporters nationwide to learn from his own credulity. Opinion | Donald Trump’s Phony America 2019-03-02T05:00:00Z Fiedler wrote that Reynolds’ claim that she was never saw Jamison act inappropriately “strains credulity.” APNewsBreak: Pre-election lawsuit threat led to Iowa payout 2019-02-28T05:00:00Z Because as outlandish as his comments about the North Korean leader were, they’re part of a much larger pattern of credulity. Who gets the benefit of the doubt from Donald Trump 2019-02-28T05:00:00Z When Johnson assembles all of the facets of his magnificent game, he, like Tiger, stretches credulity until it whimpers. Dustin Johnson's milestone win in Mexico hints that 2019 could be a big year for DJ - Golf Digest 2019-02-24T05:00:00Z For years, that meant conspiracy theories — lots and lots of them, all delivered with the same wide-eyed credulity. YouTube Unleashed a Conspiracy Theory Boom. Can It Be Contained? 2019-02-19T05:00:00Z It’s entirely possible that a baby abandoned by its mother would be taken in by its rescuer, but the way Mother discovers Sarah’s baby while digging around in the garden strains credulity. Review: 'Ragtime' at Pasadena Playhouse proves it's a ripe time for this stunning revival 2019-02-11T05:00:00Z While Frank’s endurance often stretches credulity, The Punisher avoids action clichés like having bad guys attack him one at a time. In season 2, The Punisher feels like he’s trapped in the past 2019-01-16T05:00:00Z But very quickly you get used to what they know, and are often astonished by what they don’t know, and your admiration and credulity gives way to a more peer-to-peer style relationship. Men prefer younger women not for their firmer bodies – but their greater admiration | Zoe Williams 2019-01-09T05:00:00Z The flip side of an essentially romantic publication was an aristocratic credulity toward the causes it wanted to believe in. Who Killed The Weekly Standard? 2019-01-03T05:00:00Z It’s an excuse that strains credulity; ballistic-missile launchers do not look very much like drilling rigs. From Arizona to Yemen: The Journey of an American Bomb 2018-12-11T05:00:00Z We therefore stretch the limits credulity to think Harris was unaware of Red Dome's techniques. North Carolina Republican Says He Would Support New Election if Fraud Occurred 2018-12-07T05:00:00Z The movie’s many narrow escapes and sudden reversals push the limits of credulity. New video: ‘Mission Impossible-Fallout’ is a gasp-worthy addition to the franchise 2018-12-01T05:00:00Z Two powerhouse NFL teams at the peak of their brilliance dueled deep into the night at an ecstatic Coliseum, racking up eye-popping numbers that stretched the box score and credulity. Rams outlast Chiefs 54-51 in record Monday night showdown 2018-11-20T05:00:00Z In fact, it strains credulity to think Mr. Campbell or Mr. Simon would accomplish nearly as much in the Senate, given their inexperience. Opinion | Ben Cardin for U.S. Senate 2018-10-31T04:00:00Z In dealing with such cases, Denvir said, Krasner sought to illustrate “prosecutors’ and judges’ typical credulity with regard to anything that a police officer said, no matter how improbable.” Larry Krasner’s Campaign to End Mass Incarceration 2018-10-22T04:00:00Z Trump also stretched credulity when boasting about his performance with Hispanic voters at a rally and distorted facts concerning climate change and the Russia investigation in a recent interview with The Associated Press. AP FACT CHECK: Trump on migrants, Saudis, Hispanic vote 2018-10-22T04:00:00Z “I think it stretches credulity to believe the crown prince wasn’t involved in this,” Senator Rand Paul, a Republican close to Trump, said on “Fox News Sunday.” U.S. lawmakers blame Saudi crown prince for Khashoggi murder 2018-10-21T04:00:00Z He also noted that “it would strain credulity to imagine that Levandowski plundered Waymo’s vault the way he did with no intent to make use of the downloaded trove.” Did Uber Steal Google’s Intellectual Property? 2018-10-15T04:00:00Z It also stretches credulity to accept Mr. McConnell’s argument that his actions were “entirely consistent” with Senate protocol. McConnell’s Position Has Shifted on Considering Supreme Court Nominees in Election Years 2018-10-08T04:00:00Z “Judge Kavanaugh gave answers about his yearbook page, supposed drinking games, and high school behavior that simply defy credulity.” Brett Kavanaugh’s ‘lying,’ temperament come under attack as Democrats shift focus 2018-10-02T04:00:00Z In a separate filing on Friday, prosecutors said the argument "strains credulity" because there was no evidence that the decision was influenced by politics. Prosecutors want death penalty for bike path attacker 2018-09-28T04:00:00Z It strains credulity to believe that Kavanaugh did not, on a basic level, internalize and reproduce those values in other areas of his life. The saga of Brett Kavanaugh: Class, social capital and endless privilege 2018-09-27T04:00:00Z That strained credulity with one student, Dana Bolger, who tweeted: “Do More Now.” Yale Touted Kavanaugh; Now Comes ‘a Moment of Reckoning’ 2018-09-26T04:00:00Z Speaking for himself, however, he told me that “it stretches credulity to think the Russians didn’t turn the election.” How Russia Helped Swing the Election for Trump 2018-09-24T04:00:00Z “It defied credulity that the president would not remember such an unusual episode,” Starr writes. Review | An eerily contemporary look back at the investigation of President Bill Clinton 2018-09-20T04:00:00Z But on the inside, the idea that Martinez deserves a second chance strains credulity far less. Dave Martinez seems secure to return as Nationals manager. At least for now. 2018-09-17T04:00:00Z It also strains credulity to suggest that he was the hospital’s only leader with such conflicts or with such apparent difficulty disclosing them. Opinion | Medicine’s Financial Contamination 2018-09-15T04:00:00Z On one level, this would seem to strain credulity: Brin’s upbringing in the Soviet Union shaped his views on censorship and informed the company’s decision to exit the Chinese market in 2010. Google’s ambitions for China could trigger a crisis inside the company 2018-08-18T04:00:00Z It is important as well not to take on the role of yogis, bending so far backward that we pitch into outright credulity. Donald Trump and the Black Athlete 2018-08-05T04:00:00Z It was often, says Ron, very hard not to burst out laughing at the credulity and the petty officiousness of the Klan members. The black detective who infiltrated the Ku Klux Klan 2018-07-22T04:00:00Z It strains credulity to believe that any Republican would be so foolish as to defend the diplomatic debacle that led one European newspaper to call the U.S. president “Putin’s Poodle.” Opinion | Republicans should be repulsed 2018-07-19T04:00:00Z One late, violent plot twist is so preposterous as to defy the level of credulity one normally reserves for a horror film. Review | Dumbed-down ‘Sicario’ sequel is a film in the midst of a profound identity crisis 2018-06-27T04:00:00Z As it was passed unanimously by Congress and signed by George W. Bush, it stretches credulity to blame it on Democrats. Donald Trump signs an executive order to stop family separations 2018-06-20T04:00:00Z It is an explanation that stretches credulity, to put it nicely. What Was Phil Mickelson Thinking? 2018-06-16T04:00:00Z President Donald Trump is stretching credulity at home and abroad by declaring there is “no longer a Nuclear Threat from North Korea” after his summit with Kim Jong Un. The Latest: Trump claim of no NK nuke threat seen as dubious 2018-06-13T04:00:00Z Banks has since maintained this credulity, yet new documents seen by The Guardian suggest he's been lying. Pro-Brexit businessman met with Russian officials “multiple” times before the vote 2018-06-09T04:00:00Z “It also strains credulity that the president wasn’t aware of this when he made his favorable comments about ZTE.” Can anything stop foreign government favors to Trump? 2018-05-22T04:00:00Z “Book Club” has a script that’s often so heavy on the corn - make that corn syrup - that it strains credulity and leaves you groaning. Review: ‘Book Club’ is a corny but sweet look at sex, aging 2018-05-16T04:00:00Z The choice is a bold and thrilling one, and it mostly works like a dream, except for one scene where the film’s narrative gimmick stretches the audience’s credulity a bit too much. Review | Charlize Theron delivers her most fearless performance yet as a harried mom in ‘Tully’ 2018-05-01T04:00:00Z Other “Happiest Baby” innovations can be viewed as truly helpful or slightly ominous, depending on your level of credulity. How Harvey Karp Turned Baby Sleep Into Big Business 2018-04-18T04:00:00Z The laziest way to try to cross this credulity gap is to shrug our shoulders and accept that people are often crazy, stupid or both. Atheists who bring logic to the Easter story are missing the point | Julian Baggini 2018-04-01T04:00:00Z Watching a tiny-but-tough woman survive one danger after another tests not only our credulity, but our patience. Review | ‘Tomb Raider’: Lara Croft is new and improved, but she strains our credulity 2018-03-14T04:00:00Z “It strains credulity to conclude that Mr. Cohen is acting on his own accord and without the express approval and knowledge of his client Mr. Trump,” the filing states, according to NBC News. Stormy Daniels suing Donald Trump 2018-03-06T05:00:00Z Investigators found no evidence to support his claims, but he is running for office in an era of nationwide voter credulity for conspiracy theories. Coal Country Divides Over an Unrepentant Boss’s Senate Bid 2018-02-26T05:00:00Z The explanation offered by some in the government that the bulldozers are rebuilding the area strains credulity, given the regime’s long history of persecuting the Rohingya population. Opinion | Burma is bulldozing history and memory 2018-02-24T05:00:00Z Senator Joseph McCarthy assailed Americans’ civil liberties and their credulity. Past episodes of presidential wrongdoing have provoked a reaction 2018-02-22T05:00:00Z At times, the claims have stretched the limits of credulity — such as “All Natural” 7UP, Pop-Tarts “Baked With Real Fruit” and Crystal Light “Natural” lemonade. ‘Natural’ label sells, but consumers, lawyers, government wrangle over what it means 2018-02-17T05:00:00Z This scene is one of the broadest comic exercises of the entire show, with Potter’s intentionally over-the-top mugging straining the seams of her character’s credulity. In Seattle Rep’s ‘Ibsen in Chicago,’ immigrants stage a strange new work of art in a strange new land 2018-02-12T05:00:00Z As the scope of Nixon's crimes comes into focus, credulity is strained in the newsroom. With 'West Wing' help, 'All the President's Men' gets a stirring, all-too-relevant revival 2018-01-29T05:00:00Z Trump’s Twitter war in November with LaVar Ball tipped the scales, for Brown, beyond credulity. Jaylen Brown: 'Sport is a mechanism of control in America' 2018-01-09T05:00:00Z “It stretches credulity that 107 EPA staff members with no agenda or reference materials somehow wrote an intricate plan in 30 days.” EPA says Superfund Task Force left behind little paper trail 2017-12-20T05:00:00Z This explanation strains credulity to the breaking point and appears to be nothing more than damage control. Opinion | Trump’s latest noteworthy tweets 2017-12-05T05:00:00Z Denial was easier than confrontation; disbelief of victims far more comfortable than credulity; silence, golden. What next for the TV shows caught in the post-Weinstein crossfire? 2017-11-27T05:00:00Z Trump was so shocked to learn in 1998 that Clinton did not really believe those things that he was momentarily lost, and he began to rethink his innate credulity. Opinion | An absolutely not-made-up dossier on Trump’s early years 2017-11-13T05:00:00Z The credulity of these social media users is a fact more troubling than the advertising itself, and one not as easily addressed by policy. Perspective | Why Russia’s Facebook ad campaign wasn’t such a success 2017-11-03T04:00:00Z Their insightful commentary serves to supplement traditional news reports on national politics that more and more strain credulity. Calendar Letters: Mural should not be hidden 2017-11-03T04:00:00Z Now the rallying cry for millions of Trump supporters, “fake news” is a deflection, a decoy floated on the human sea of credulity to distract people from coverage he finds unflattering. Opinion | Dear Donald 2017-10-20T04:00:00Z Noting that Mr. Northam, an Army veteran, is a child neurologist, Mr. Obama said that it “strains credulity” to think that the lieutenant governor is “suddenly cozying up to street gangs.” Obama Attacks Tactics of Republican Candidate for Governor in Virginia 2017-10-20T04:00:00Z For now, any comparison to Greece, the most extreme example of an economy wrecked by unrestrained government largess, stretches credulity. Europe’s Fastest-Growing Economy Could Be Headed for Trouble 2017-10-18T04:00:00Z Richard Haass, president of the Council of Foreign Relations, tweeted: “Lindsey: how many mulligans? how large was the circle of friendship on putts? what tees? strains credulity to believe this was a real 73.” Donald Trump golf score of 73 drives haters crazy 2017-10-10T04:00:00Z So it really strains credulity for administration officials such as Cohn to say the wealthy will not get a tax cut. Analysis | Trump aides sell tax plan with Pinocchio-laden claims 2017-09-29T04:00:00Z In fitting fashion for a man who used the internet to exploit the reading public’s credulity for fun and profit, his death was announced online by his brother. Paul Horner: how the fake-news kingpin's life and death blurred fact and fiction 2017-09-30T04:00:00Z But the saint has also drawn critics who have dismissed him as a self-mutilating hoaxer who exploited people’s credulity and caused his wounds with carbolic acid. A Saint’s Remains and the Pope’s Choir at St. Patrick’s Cathedral 2017-09-15T04:00:00Z The power that some Turks attributed to this entity sometimes strained credulity. Unlearning the myth of American innocence 2017-08-08T04:00:00Z Straining credulity, it nevertheless works remarkably well, with its minor shifts in tactics and scenery — from boring highway to sinister swampland — providing more than enough nail-biting action. Review | ‘Kidnap’: Halle Berry plays a mother who’ll stop at nothing to rescue her abducted son 2017-08-03T04:00:00Z “Really, if it were any other company, it would stretch credulity.” Freewheeling Valve churns out big video-game bucks despite some growing pains 2017-08-03T04:00:00Z Musk, who did not immediately respond to questions from the Guardian, was received with typical credulity by the tech press, and considerable consternation by various government agencies. Elon Musk: I got 'government approval' for New York-DC Hyperloop. Officials: no he didn't 2017-07-20T04:00:00Z Trump also pleaded ignorance of the meeting in question, which strains credulity even more than it probably strains the family bonds. Perspective | The real lesson of the Trump family’s troubles? Nepotism doesn’t pay. 2017-07-14T04:00:00Z Yet Williams’ runner-up finish is the type of accomplishment that will strain the credulity among future generations. Venus Williams’ glorious reinvention undaunted by Wimbledon final defeat 2017-07-15T04:00:00Z Despite a deep vein of sympathy for survivors, some symptoms still strain Cooper’s credulity. What it’s like to be struck by lightning 2017-07-13T04:00:00Z Trump Jr.’s claim that he didn’t tell his father about the meeting rather strains credulity, don’t you think? Opinion | The future of the Trump presidency is in the hands of — wait, who is this guy? 2017-07-11T04:00:00Z But the notion that Chinese leaders need Caixin as a weapon stretches credulity. A Chinese magazine fights a battle royal 2017-06-08T04:00:00Z That is, their threshold for credulity to possible threat was significantly lower than the average liberal. Negativity bias: why conservatives are more swayed by threats than liberals 2017-05-26T04:00:00Z With varying degrees of credibility and credulity, conservatives have fed stories that Trump is the victim of sabotage by an adversarial intelligence community full of Trojan horse holdovers from the Obama administration. The right has its own narrative about Trump’s troubles 2017-05-17T04:00:00Z With varying degrees of credibility and credulity, conservatives have fed stories that Mr. Trump is the victim of sabotage by an adversarial intelligence community full of Trojan horse holdovers from the Obama administration. The Right’s Parallel Universe Protects the President From His Scandals 2017-05-17T04:00:00Z “They sometimes get ‘anchoring fever,’ jumping at the chance to put the first offer on the table and making that number strain credulity. Art of the Bluff: The Limits of Trump’s Negotiation Strategy 2017-04-27T04:00:00Z And he continues to break records, climb the career lists and even stretch bounds of credulity with ridiculously good play. Cavaliers looking forward to respite before conference semis 2017-04-24T04:00:00Z The Thucydides Trap further stretches history and credulity by presuming equivalence with other distant wars. Opinion | The Thucydides Trap is a bit of a stretch 2017-04-14T04:00:00Z The city added that it “strains credulity” that the federal government would need 90 days to react to a memo from Sessions that repeated federal-local law enforcement collaborations that already are in place. Baltimore mayor, police commissioner pledge to move forward on reform efforts 2017-04-04T04:00:00Z Still, it strains credulity that McCloughan would voluntarily skip the combine for any reason, including a family matter. As pivotal offseason begins, the Redskins’ foundation is shaking 2017-03-02T05:00:00Z For some investors, the reception strains credulity, considering Snap’s lack of profits and other concerns. Daily Report: Snap Jumps Into the Stock Market 2017-03-02T05:00:00Z But in trying to paint China as a progressive and open power, Xi was stretching credulity. How Xi Jinping's global ambitions could thrive as Trump turns inward 2017-02-10T05:00:00Z Actually, Trump and his aides spent much of the past 18 months disagreeing with the facts, and it defies credulity that it wasn’t intentional. Opinion | An early surprise from Trump’s team: Shame 2017-01-23T05:00:00Z “It really begs credulity, sir, when you say you did not know that you got a discount on this,” Franken said, given that only “about 20 people” were able to participate. HHS nominee Price pressed hard on health policy positions, financial dealings 2017-01-18T05:00:00Z Congressional Republicans know they can rely on the apathy, credulity and stupidity of Americans to simply shrug their shoulders when their health care options are stripped down to zero. The G.O.P.’s Health Care Death Spiral 2017-01-17T05:00:00Z Much of Chafe’s analysis is arcane, in places straining credulity; but Bach, too, was a man of arcane bent. Bach’s Holy Dread 2016-12-25T05:00:00Z To think that either Demoff would risk their strong reputations in this town to retain a guy who is two defeats from becoming the losingest coach in NFL history stretches the limits of credulity. Upset about the state of the Rams? Don't worry, Jeff Fisher probably won't be back 2016-12-06T05:00:00Z And our complicity, our credulity, being consumers not concerned citizens, is an essential part of that process. Google, democracy and the truth about internet search 2016-12-04T05:00:00Z Western credulity about socialism is eternal, which perhaps explains the tearful eulogies for Castro. Fidel’s Venezuelan Legacy 2016-12-01T05:00:00Z Whether Louise would even be contacted in the first place is another question viewers might have — the idea of high-level military commanders running down Steven Pinker acolytes can at first strain credulity. Decoding the linguistic geekiness behind 'Arrival's' sci-fi sheen 2016-11-25T05:00:00Z “Munyakazi is a college professor, and it strains credulity to believe that he was unaware that every Tutsi in his small village was being butchered even as he sat at home,” U.S. Case of professor accused of genocide ends with deportation 2016-11-04T04:00:00Z Yet to blame this on the absence of education is just another version of the old fear of the credulity of the untutored masses: they will believe anything. How the education gap is tearing politics apart | David Runciman 2016-10-05T04:00:00Z His assertion that Hillary Clinton is worse than Trump and must be stopped at all costs also stretches both hyperbole and credulity. Recent editorials from Texas newspapers 2016-09-27T04:00:00Z However, what Fox does is so beyond the scope of credulity, it undermines its ability to actually showcase the worst aspects of the left or to create an effective counterbalance. It’s Not Too Late to Fix Fox News 2016-09-19T04:00:00Z So why the credulity on the part of some pundits? It's race and immigration, stupid | Michael Paarlberg 2016-09-17T04:00:00Z Second, it strains credulity that a hustle this widespread did not come with at least the implicit endorsement of the bank’s executives. Wells Fargo's Big Scam 2016-09-09T04:00:00Z Indeed, the performance can’t be sustained unless we support it with our credulity, like a tentful of rubes gaping at the tricks of a carnival magician, even offering ourselves up as subjects. The Obama years: novelists assess his legacy 2016-09-04T04:00:00Z “The idea that they have been preparing for well over a year for the G20 but suddenly there be a malfunction with the ramp just for one president … that really strains strains credulity.” Barack Obama 'deliberately snubbed' by Chinese in chaotic arrival at G20 2016-09-03T04:00:00Z President Obama was meanwhile goofing off on a Martha’s Vineyard vacation, sometimes straining himself to play golf with millionaire buddies even as his supporters strained credulity with an excuse. Trump takes a big step forward, but tough road remains 2016-08-24T04:00:00Z A cartoon, mocking our credulity, features two Eskimo speakers. Love in Translation 2016-08-01T04:00:00Z Anxiety over terrorism and extremism runs high, fears of economic downturn are persistent and many voters find Trump’s muscular messaging comforting—even if it lacks credulity or specifics. Alleged Russian Hack of Democrats Reshapes Presidential Election Fight 2016-07-25T04:00:00Z The wishful thinking that is the source of this credulity is, of course, a prelude to disappointment if our candidate actually gets elected. The Obama years: novelists assess his legacy 2016-09-04T04:00:00Z He adds that the report’s upbeat conclusion about the overall conduct of city attorneys “strains credulity in the extreme.” The Latest: Attorneys criticize report on Chicago law office 2016-07-21T04:00:00Z The idea that essentially zero interest rates are, after 7½ years, stimulating the economy “strains credulity,” says James Bullard, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. Is anemic growth the new normal? 2016-07-08T04:00:00Z The idea he’d mastermind a relocation conspiracy unlikely to produce results for nearly a decade stretches credulity. Kevin Calabro returns to NBA hometown roots, sort of 2016-06-26T04:00:00Z Another showstopping sequence involves a playing card being palmed, thrown and moved through clothing in ways that defy both physics and credulity. More of the same in ‘Now You See Me 2’ — for better or for worse 2016-06-09T04:00:00Z It fractures credulity for Cruz to argue that he arrived at this decision after having considered all the options and conducted all the proper inquiries. Ted Cruz’s VP sham: He picked Carly Fiorina as running mate for all the wrong reasons 2016-04-28T04:00:00Z He was complaining about political unreason and the credulity of a majority — even of educated people — precisely 300 years ago. Republicans really fall for this nonsense: The GOP is the party of stupid, but its voters are the deluded ones 2016-04-09T04:00:00Z It takes the story in a radically different direction, and parts of it strain credulity. The backlash against 10 Cloverfield Lane's ending is missing the point 2016-03-17T04:00:00Z “Anyone who draws the connection between fantasy and the tragedy befalling the world is straining credulity,” he said. Nonprofit Ads Tap ‘Game of Thrones’ to Highlight Real-World Conflict 2016-03-13T05:00:00Z Some rationalizations for remaining in the race can strain credulity. With Optimism Waning, Marco Rubio’s Campaign Labors On in Florida 2016-03-11T05:00:00Z Even with all of the unpredictability, reliance on coincidence and strained credulity after Will is recruited, the ending is telegraphed from a mile away, hinting at possible future stories. Pavone’s stellar writing carries the day in ‘The Travelers’ 2016-03-10T05:00:00Z “This one strains credulity,” Clinton wrote about a report claiming French and British intelligence services were trying to cut up Libya. Things learned from 50,000-plus pages of Clinton emails 2016-03-07T05:00:00Z And the idea that they can insulate their down-ballot races from the national face of the party – while benefitting from voters he energizes – strains credulity. The Main Event 2016-03-04T05:00:00Z To say that nine clinics could provide abortions for the entire state, he said, “does not stretch credulity”. US supreme court justices spar over strictest abortion law in the nation 2016-03-02T05:00:00Z The IMF is increasingly pessimistic that the math of Greece’s bailout, which strained credulity from the start in 2010, will ever add up. Migration Crisis Complicates Greece’s Efforts to Finish Bailout Negotiations 2016-02-26T05:00:00Z When credulity and sympathy began to wear thin in one town, they simply moved down the road and began again with a new set of doctors, nurses and neighbours. Cancer cons, phoney accidents and fake deaths: meet the internet hoax buster | Rachel Monroe 2016-02-18T05:00:00Z Nor did Iowans blink when, questioning their credulity, he said at a rally in the fall, “How stupid are the people of Iowa?” Iowa’s Grass-Roots Voters Could Set Tone of Primary Season 2016-01-31T05:00:00Z Lest viewers think the setup too cute for words, not to mention credulity, Miss Shepherd really existed. ‘The Lady in the Van,’ with Maggie Smith as its eccentric title character 2016-01-21T05:00:00Z Pundits shared the image to poke fun at Trump’s credulity. Debunking Donald Trump won’t work if you repeat what he got wrong 2016-01-08T05:00:00Z It strains credulity to imagine that they do so in the absence of Pakistani direction. Pathankot attack: India-Pakistan peace talks derailed? - BBC News 2016-01-06T05:00:00Z Perhaps it is just a shame that, whether or not its composition stretches your credulity, the next chance to find out will not present itself for another 10 months. Zico and Marco Materazzi ready to lead their unlikely heroes in the ISL final | Nick Ames 2015-12-19T05:00:00Z Yet for most of his supporters, Mr Trump’s larger-than-lifeness bridges the credulity gap. The greatest show on earth 2015-12-02T05:00:00Z He added that, in the past, “the credulity of the world has also been tested” by flawed intelligence passed on by the United States, citing the prewar claims of weapons of mass destruction in Iraq. Bangladesh Pushes Back as Warnings of ISIS Expansion Gather Steam 2015-10-30T04:00:00Z This is oral history stripped down to segments so raw that it can stretch both credulity and the reader’s tolerance for pain. Russia’s Conscience Wins the Nobel 2015-10-26T04:00:00Z Pitman said that it “begs credulity” for lawyers representing the state agency to argue that “a birth certificate is not a vitally important document.” Texas May Deny Birth Certificates to Immigrants' Children, Judge Rules 2015-10-17T04:00:00Z Any American reader wondering why a claim so thinly sourced would be treated with credulity by the press over the pond clearly isn’t that familiar with the British media. Why David Cameron's 'Pig-Gate' Scandal Isn't Going Away 2015-09-21T04:00:00Z It does kind of defy logic and credulity that the United States knew nothing about what Turkey was about to do.” Recep Tayyip Erdogan weighs new vote in Turkey as talks to form coalition government falter 2015-08-18T04:00:00Z “It strains credulity to accept that a secretary of state who handles all her communications on a home-brewed server never passed classified information,” Fiorina said. Carly Fiorina 'not clear' Trump is a Republican and 'of course' Clinton lied 2015-08-16T04:00:00Z It strains credulity to think his path is simply the necessary way to improvement, getting worse to get better. What To Make Of Tiger? 2015-08-03T04:00:00Z This seems to point to one great scam movement targeting the fear and credulity of conservatives, many of whom are probably old and un-savvy in the digital age. Mike Huckabee & Glenn Beck are right-wing con artists: How conservative icons are stoking fear & getting filthy rich 2015-07-27T04:00:00Z Still, even for marketing gobbledygook, his statement strains credulity. Marvel's hip-hop tribute embraces black metaphors but excludes black people 2015-07-20T04:00:00Z But the challenge presented today by photography is not our inherent credulity to the image but our inherent deference to those in power who find the truth of images inconvenient. Turning the lens on photos 2015-07-16T04:00:00Z Let’s note that “primary” does all the work in that sentence and that Johnson’s no-offense-intended assurance strains credulity for us. Ceci N’est Pas une Pape 2015-07-01T04:00:00Z "This strains credulity based on what I know," she wrote to Blumenthal. Newly disclosed Hillary Clinton emails may undercut her earlier claims 2015-06-26T04:00:00Z Which is really rather stretching the boundaries of credulity but she does seem to really believe it. Not Having A State Minimum Wage Is Not A Vestige Of Slavery 2015-06-26T04:00:00Z The credulity of believers can be bad enough but the credulity of liberals can be worse. Pope Francis a liberal free thinker? Don’t kid yourself | Nick Cohen 2015-06-20T04:00:00Z You weren't afraid to make extraordinary leaps of credulity. Michael Palin: Narrating The Clangers is 'Zen-like' - BBC News 2015-06-01T04:00:00Z Passing on an April Blumenthal note, Clinton wrote deputy chief of staff Jake Sullivan: "This one strains credulity. What do you think?" Benghazi emails show Clinton's correspondence with adviser 2015-05-22T04:00:00Z “This one strains credulity. What do you think?” Former Clinton adviser Sidney Blumenthal defends advice, agrees to testify 2015-05-21T04:00:00Z The recent claim of another 30% jump in the next four years stretches credulity even further. Why India's tiger census is misleading 2015-05-20T04:00:00Z In one email to an aide, Clinton, referring to one of the reports supplied by Blumenthal, wrote: “This strains credulity. What do you think?” Benghazi committee subpoenas Clinton White House aide Sidney Blumenthal 2015-05-20T04:00:00Z In one email to an aide, Clinton, referring to one of the reports supplied by Blumenthal, wrote: "This strains credulity. What do you think?" Exclusive: U.S. House Benghazi panel subpoenas former Clinton White House aide 2015-05-19T04:00:00Z He wrote it would “strain credulity” to hold that the student’s alleged consent was either informed or “freely obtained.” Ky.’s high court vacates student’s drug conviction 2015-05-14T04:00:00Z While it stretches credulity to believe that Madriani can continue to survive battles with trained killers and psychopaths in his pursuit of justice, the journey is still worthwhile. Review: ‘The Enemy Inside’ is compelling legal thriller 2015-05-12T04:00:00Z "It strains credulity to believe that New Yorkers would be incited to violence by ads that did not incite residents of Chicago and San Francisco," he said. New York City buses must show 'killing Jews' ad, judge rules 2015-04-21T04:00:00Z Ishiguro seems to want it both ways, as befits the religious credulity, the Arthurian magic, of his fictional world. Kazuo Ishiguro’s Folly 2015-03-16T04:00:00Z But Chen called Uber’s argument that it is merely a technology company and not in the transportation business “strains credulity.” Calif. judges: Juries should hear driver vs Uber, Lyft suits 2015-03-12T04:00:00Z But Chen called Uber's argument that it is merely a technology company and not in the transportation business "strains credulity." Calif. judges: Juries should hear driver vs Uber, Lyft suits 2015-03-12T04:00:00Z Gowdy said in an interview that it "strains credulity" to believe that while on a trip to Libya to discuss Libyan policy "there's not a single document that has been turned over to Congress." Clinton emails breathe new life into Benghazi panel 2015-03-12T04:00:00Z In testimony in 1997 that strained credulity, he argued that the diocese was not liable because priests were independent contractors. Cardinal Edward M. Egan, 82, Dies; Led New York Archdiocese in Trying Time 2015-03-05T05:00:00Z Campbell argues that the idea the Nigerian military can in six weeks defeat an insurgency that has waged for years “stretches credulity”. ‘Hell to Pay’ if Nigerian Election is Delayed Again 2015-02-09T05:00:00Z The fact that as many as 121 million would tune in to a football game almost strains credulity. Super Bowl Was a Stunner, and That’s Just the Size of the TV Audience 2015-02-02T05:00:00Z And Estes laments that the film stretches credulity in its final half when it introduces secret technology implausibly stolen from the National Security Agency. Hackers say Hollywood gets Blackhat right 2015-01-16T05:00:00Z Setting aside the credulity of overeager investors, there are three big reasons that can justify BlackBerry’s price and they all relate to its potential value to a global giant like Samsung. Here's why Samsung should buy BlackBerry 2015-01-15T05:00:00Z So while I am generally happy to belittle politicians and their economic knowledge, the case for calling them corrupt because of campaign contributions stretches credulity too far. Billions In Poltical Donations Show Politicians Are Honest 2015-01-15T05:00:00Z Of course, if you watch that scene, you’ll hear McAvoy spout an astounding number of geopolitical statistics off the top of his head, a feat that strains credulity. Why Do Viewers—And Critics—Love to Hate ‘The Newsroom’? In a movie, that reality would have stretched credulity. Postscript: Benjamin C. Bradlee (1921-2014) 2014-10-22T04:00:00Z "The biggest ones got to a size that does strain the credulity of hopping," Prof Janis said - although she emphasised it is difficult to prove that the big beasts didn't make equally big bounds. Giant kangaroo 'walked on two feet' 2014-10-15T04:00:00Z Given the enormous odds, the situation “does stretch the bounds of credulity,” Hughes acknowledged, but records show the complaints were randomly assigned. Why Big Tobacco keeps demolishing the FDA in federal court 2014-10-04T04:00:00Z “The facts in the demand letter are so one-sided as to strain credulity,” Skrivanos wrote in his email. LSU sends collection letter to hospital manager 2014-08-21T04:00:00Z It strains credulity that a sick West African would purchase a plane ticket for Central America and then travel to the U.S. border over an arduous land route while bleeding from various orifices. Ebola fever That claim has just a bit more credulity that Russian President Vladimir Putin’s claim that Russia didn’t have a thing to do with the downing of the Malaysian plane last week. Media Can't Ignore Disparity Between Israel and Palestinian Gaza Casualties 2014-07-28T04:00:00Z While Millikin claims he knew nothing of the payouts to victims families over preceding years, it strains credulity that the company’s top lawyer was in the dark. Mary Barra Faces A Question Of Loyalty 2014-07-22T04:00:00Z The July 17 news article “Enrollees’ confusion presents new challenge for health law,” about the trouble new health-insurance customers are facing in grasping the concept of deductibles, somewhat stretched credulity. Deductibles for health insurance should be familiar to those who own cars At its best, religion is an antidote against the prevailing type of credulity - in our day, a naive faith in the boundless capacities of the human mind. The child-like faith in reason 2014-07-18T04:00:00Z "The SA-11 ... is a sophisticated piece of technology, and it strains credulity to think that it could be used by separatists without at least some measure of Russian support and technical assistance," Rear Adm. Obama stops short of blaming Russia for downed jet in Ukraine 2014-07-18T04:00:00Z “It strains credulity to think that it could be used by separatists without at least some measure of Russian support and technical assistance.” Malaysia Airlines Ukraine Crash: A Working Theory of the Shootdown 2014-07-18T04:00:00Z The Pentagon later said the notion separatists used a sophisticated surface-to-air weapon without technical assistance from Moscow “strains credulity”. Obama says destruction of MH17 is a 'wake-up call' for Europe 2014-07-18T04:00:00Z That may seem harsh, but any other conclusion stretches the bounds of credulity beyond its breaking point. Now That Putin Is Clearly A Mass Murderer, It's Time For The Western Press To Stop Protecting Him 2014-07-18T04:00:00Z Samples poured in from collections all over the world, but the only mystery about most was the enduring one of human credulity. Abominable news: scientists rule out yetis 2014-07-01T04:00:00Z That is the very definition of credulity and is unworthy of The Post’s fine tradition of reporting. A quote unworthy of The Post That suggestion always appeared unsatisfactory and now stretches the bounds of credulity. World Cup raising Qatar's profile for all the wrong reasons 2014-06-01T04:00:00Z Conservatives are painting a picture of a president who is domestically dictatorial but internationally anemic, but that is schizophrenic and strains credulity. Op-Ed Columnist: Republicans Place the Wrong Bet 2014-03-06T01:57:54Z In both cases, innocent, unarmed black teenagers were killed with impunity, with after-the-fact “explanations” that strain credulity, to say the least, while prosecutors failed to address the central role that race played in the case. White rage and white lies: How the right’s language about race created Michael Dunn and George Zimmerman 2014-02-17T12:45:00Z At its best, religion can serve as an antidote against this kind of credulity. The perils of belief 2014-01-03T16:42:03Z Opinions ran from portentous credulity to merry mockery, with lots of clownish commentary and anguished hand-wringing. Harold Camping, Radio Entrepreneur Who Predicted World’s End, Dies at 92 2013-12-17T21:39:17Z It would, however, be worth so much more it would strain credulity to believe that the company would be selling any stock at just and $8 billion valuation. Dropbox Makes Hundreds Of Millions, So Why Is It 'Only' Asking For An $8B Price? 2013-11-19T13:03:00Z He added that the NSA Director Keith Alexander’s explanation of the misunderstanding of the court’s order “strains credulity.” Secret court says it is no rubber stamp; work led to changes in U.S. spying requests 2013-10-15T18:31:05Z Few would fault Shapiro, now a professor at the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena, for his credulity. Biotechnology: The start-up engine 2013-09-25T17:20:27.037Z I keep banging the drum about how shifty and feckless we data scientists really are, in the hope of damping down the starry-eyed credulity that greets our every pronouncement. Why you should never trust a data visualisation 2013-07-24T15:17:55Z "That a mere expression of attraction would infect the jury's decision with bias strains credulity," Circuit Judge Gerald Tjoflat wrote for the panel. Former HealthSouth CEO Scrushy's bribery conviction upheld 2013-07-15T19:46:18Z Another example: media outlets reported with surprising credulity that the Ecuadoran embassy in London, home to WikiLeaks boss Julian Assange, discovered a secret listening device installed in the ambassador’s office. The Snowden Parasites 2013-07-05T08:45:00Z It may strain credulity that a company could charge a fee for saying it found something in a person’s safe deposit box. Wealth Matters: Seeking Owners of Unclaimed Money, for a Fee 2013-06-21T19:56:17Z It doesn't exactly stretch credulity, however, to recognize that banks provide bonuses to the best producers – whether they produce derivatives, mortgages or foreclosures. The housing 'recovery' is built on false confidence 2013-06-20T19:12:36Z He is not sending out spam in turn or trying to take advantage of their credulity. Spam: A Shadow History of the Internet [Excerpt Part One] 2013-06-18T16:45:00.147Z RED PADDLE!The idea that the same employees would be doing sales calls, customer support, and coding strains credulity. What Do Googlers Think Of 'The Internship' Movie? 2013-06-13T15:36:00Z Scalia's dissent makes it clear this is a pretext so thin it "taxes the credulity of the credulous". Viewpoints: Supreme Court and DNA 2013-06-04T01:43:37Z He declared that the majority's rationale "taxes the credulity of the credulous." Analysis: With trademark vigor, Justice Scalia dissents in DNA case 2013-06-03T19:40:35Z Scalia said it “taxes the credulity of the credulous” to argue that DNA testing is simply a means of identification. SCOTUS: Police can take DNA sample without warrant 2013-06-03T15:26:00Z "It is stretching credulity … for his client to suggest that the question she posed is anything other than an inferential statement." Sally Bercow pleads innocence over Lord McAlpine Twitter storm 2013-05-16T14:39:21Z Since businesses don’t base investment decisions on such projections, those claims defy credulity. Austerity never works: Deficit hawks are amoral — and wrong 2013-05-05T16:00:00Z Nevertheless their pronouncements are reported with general credulity and governments hang on their words, fearing criticism and boasting about praise. Endless growth will not deliver a healthy economy 2013-05-01T11:46:35Z Any attempt to characterize any cpi as anything other than a ruse strains credulity. Barack Obama's budget: Chained, chained, chained 2013-04-05T19:44:19Z They strain everyone's patience, drain everyone's motivation, and rapidly lose credulity with everyone forced to listen to the next whiplash change of direction. 3 Types of Leaders Who Never Succeed 2013-03-28T17:05:51Z Foreigners bearing defence goods are received with less gratitude and credulity than they once were. Is Britain's arms trade making a killing? 2013-02-18T19:00:05Z If you really want to test credulity, Italy are available at 500-1 with some bookmakers. Who will win the Six Nations? – poll 2013-02-01T16:23:42Z “The industry’s denial of knowing about the statistical correlations between education, occupation, and race and/or income strained credulity.” Bad Driver? That’s OK — If You’re Rich 2013-01-30T16:13:55Z Further straining credulity, the Rangers won four Game 7's at home en route to the Strat-O-Matic title, against Philadelphia, Carolina, Pittsburgh and the Kings. Slap Shot: Rangers Will Win Cup, According to Strat-O-Matic 2013-01-19T19:32:23Z "It would strain the credulity of everyone in this room to suggest that Republicans did not support or want tax credits for business," Carney said during his daily briefing to reporters. Insight: In "fiscal cliff" bill, White House was key to corporate tax breaks 2013-01-08T01:04:30Z Banks continue to report figures that strain credulity, both in their level and in their lack of volatility from day to day or week to week. High & Low Finance: The Myth of Fixing the Libor — High & Low Finance 2012-09-27T23:59:12Z But even if the number strains credulity, it’s bad news for Romney. Romney Fights for Ohio, Regardless of the Polls 2012-09-26T15:35:39Z And given what we've seen to date, that may be stretching the boundaries of credulity. iPhone 5: The Last Word in Smartphone Innovation? 2012-09-11T07:15:02.533Z Recalling the performance by Ms. Jackson and Justin Timberlake, he noted, “The performers subsequently strained the credulity of the public by terming the episode a ‘wardrobe malfunction.’ ” Justices Reject F.C.C. Effort to Fine CBS in Janet Jackson Case 2012-06-29T17:19:02Z But, according to a May Gallup poll, the gap between the dire importance of the European debt crisis and the 16 percent of Americans following the story “very closely” strains credulity. The pain in Spain falls gently on the brain 2012-06-07T19:47:47Z It doesn’t strain credulity to imagine investors in these sorts of companies waking up one day and experiencing their own Seinfeld moment, as it occurs to them they’ve created a portfolio built around nothing. Seriously: Is Digital Health The Answer To Tech Bubble Angst? 2012-06-03T17:15:36Z We have seen, too, that in an age of great and growing credulity they had been conspicuous for their assertion of the duty of absolute, unqualified, and unquestioning belief. History of European Morals From Augustus to Charlemagne (Vol. 2 of 2) 2012-04-27T02:00:34.267Z In his recent collection of Egyptian Tales, Mr. Flinders-Petrie is able to supply a striking instance of this credulity. The Doctor in History, Literature, Folk-Lore, Etc. 2012-04-25T02:01:14.613Z He is still young, but no longer innocent; the bloom is off his credulity; you cannot play practical jokes upon him any more. Aspects of Modern Oxford 2012-04-25T02:01:12.193Z Well, I'll believe you," answered the first, after a moment's thought; "I have, thank Heaven, the gift of credulity, and believe all that men tell me. Agincourt The Works of G. P. R. James, Volume XX 2012-04-25T02:01:07.457Z Another point that is inexplicable in the Chinese is his amazing credulity. Sidelights on Chinese Life 2012-04-21T02:00:23.993Z A spirit of blind and abject credulity, inculcated as the first of duties, and exhibited on all subjects and in all forms, pervaded the atmosphere he breathed. History of European Morals From Augustus to Charlemagne (Vol. 2 of 2) 2012-04-27T02:00:34.267Z I had never observed anything like weakness and credulity about T.; moreover, he was a man of known courage, and very much respected in the regiment. Ghosts and Family Legends A Volume for Christmas 2012-04-21T02:00:22.650Z But the fact, thus attested, is sufficient to show the unfathomable lying of this ruling caste of India, and the immeasurable credulity of their disciples. From Egypt to Japan 2012-04-19T02:00:28.147Z Taking the scientist’s word for it need not stretch one’s credulity overmuch if he can be followed step by step. Reading the Weather 2012-04-19T02:00:27.487Z Galosna’s rough handling had evidently rendered him eager to satisfy the credulity of his examiners, and the imaginative character of some of his revelations casts a doubt on the truthfulness of them all. A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume II 2012-04-18T02:00:12.957Z The mediæval credulity had also a more direct moral influence in producing that indifference to truth, which is the most repulsive feature of so many Catholic writings. History of European Morals From Augustus to Charlemagne (Vol. 2 of 2) 2012-04-27T02:00:34.267Z "Who at the present time," he continued, slowly, "is actually living by imposing on the credulity and good nature of other people." A Gamble with Life 2012-04-11T02:00:33.587Z Thinking this rather a big story, with which our friend might practise on the credulity of a stranger, I turned to the Resident of Palembang, who confirmed it. From Egypt to Japan 2012-04-19T02:00:28.147Z Reader! we see in this tragical account, the dreadful effects of human credulity. A Legacy to the Friends of Free Discussion 2012-04-06T02:00:26.317Z They sprang, in the case of both his wives, from the tongues of calumniators, to whom he listened with a hasty credulity. The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine 2012-04-05T02:00:40.207Z An age which has ceased to value impartiality of judgment will soon cease to value accuracy of statement; and when credulity is inculcated as a virtue, falsehood will not long be stigmatised as a vice. History of European Morals From Augustus to Charlemagne (Vol. 2 of 2) 2012-04-27T02:00:34.267Z Luther, Martin, his aversion to Jews, 63; caricature of, 64; upon the devil, 65; disliked Erasmus, 75; used caricature in the Reformation, 76; his marriage, 78; his credulity, 93. Caricature and Other Comic Art in all Times and many Lands. 2012-04-04T02:00:59.277Z The faith of Hindooism is not a mild and harmless form of human credulity. From Egypt to Japan 2012-04-19T02:00:28.147Z Christians little think how largely their credulity is taxed when they are taught to believe that such accounts were given by divine inspiration. A Legacy to the Friends of Free Discussion 2012-04-06T02:00:26.317Z |
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