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In this perilous time for America and Israel, Trump’s uncritical embrace of Netanyahu’s government, his role in freeing hostages from Hamas’ hell, and his response to campus antisemitism may seem like a salve.—
Ben Krull,
New York Daily News,
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In the early to mid-2010s, Musk took advantage of a different era of technology coverage—one that was more gadget-focused and largely uncritical—to hype his ideas for the future of transportation and interplanetary exploration.—
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
12 Mar. 2025
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The credulous faith that these superpowers will voluntarily settle for some form of peaceful coexistence, if only they are sufficiently propitiated with concessions, is naive and dangerous.—
Michael Miklaucic,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Mar. 2025
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And so the day started with one hungover military scientist, one amateur magician turned psychologist, a professor who studied psychic dreams, two seemingly credulous physicists, and Uri Geller, the would-be psychic superweapon.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
21 Mar. 2017
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Creating lasting, trustful relationships with clients takes patience, persistence, and a commitment to your values.—
Medhat Zaki,
Forbes,
20 Sep. 2024
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Instead of dwelling on disappointments, view them as learning experiences that can refine your judgment in the future and be open to the potential for trustful connections.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes,
13 Nov. 2023
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There was a lot to unpack in that episode about Eli and Aimee-Leigh, who never actually believed that Y2K was a threat, just another opportunity to soak their gullible parishioners for money.—
Scott Tobias,
Vulture,
14 Apr. 2025
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Bad spelling and grammar ensured that most users deleted the message, leaving only the most gullible users in the pipeline.—
Kevin Korte,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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However, as with other recent crises, unrelated media from other fires has dropped into the online conversation, drawing in otherwise unsuspicious viewers.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
Newsweek,
10 Jan. 2025
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Chemirmir, 49, quietly smothered elderly women, making their deaths look unsuspicious, and stole their jewelry, according to police and prosecutors in Dallas and Collin counties.—
Dallas News,
Dallas News,
25 Apr. 2022
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Those who are not vaccinated are susceptible to the disease, Calendar said.—
Robert A. Cronkleton,
Kansas City Star,
17 Apr. 2025
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Risks to Consider Broadcom is still susceptible to broader economic trends.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
16 Apr. 2025
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Midfielder Luca De La Torre shot a rocket from distance on an otherwise unsuspecting attack and found the top right corner in the 50th minute, continuing a trend of conceding in the five minutes on either side of halftime.—
Braidon Nourse,
Denver Post,
12 Apr. 2025
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Over a few days, a stalk bursts out of the ant’s head, and eventually pops open to release new spores down to the unsuspecting ants milling around on the ground below.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
12 Apr. 2025
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The credulous faith that these superpowers will voluntarily settle for some form of peaceful coexistence, if only they are sufficiently propitiated with concessions, is naive and dangerous.—
Michael Miklaucic,
Twin Cities,
5 Apr. 2025
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Similarly naive are Trump’s and Biden’s attempts to regulate access to AI information — such as China’s AI restrictions.—
Lutz Finger,
Forbes.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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“Overcredulous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overcredulous. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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