Word: disbelief
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Perhaps that’s why I don’t grasp the sense of shock that hit our campus last Tuesday, or the letdown on Wednesday, when Kerry graciously accepted the inevitable. As the Democratic Party increasingly finds its hatred of the President replaced with uncertainty and disbelief, I imagine they will turn to themselves and ask “how this could happen,” and, “what should...
...Mack says he expected the disbelief that has greeted the bizarre tales recounted in his book. 'This isn't supposed to be,' he explained to TIME. 'You aren't supposed to have little guys with big black eyes taking men, women and children against their wills on beams of light through walls and windows into strange craft and have this going on all over the country.' But after hearing dozens of such stories, Mack concluded that the abductions were real. Moreover, he discerned a motive behind them: THE ABDUCTORS, IT SEEMS, WERE IMPLANTING MIND-TO-MIND MESSAGES URGING BETTER CARE...
...virtuosity of the writers and actors, and the lively but un-adorned direction of David Warren. The performance plays on the audience’s pre-established relationship with the real life Matt and Ben, dropping references to their past, contemporary and future lives, while managing to suspend the disbelief that comes with watching their over-the-top stage versions (not to mention their real-life “versions”). The impersonations—including additional riotous send-ups of Salinger and Gwyneth Paltrow—rely only partly on an impressionistic array of Matt and Ben-esque...
Instead, the Crimson (6-5-2, 3-2-0 Ivy) was left standing in disbelief on Lourie-Love Field after a devastating 2-1 overtime loss to Princeton (12-1-0, 5-0-0) dashed hopes of an Ivy League title...
...took a few seconds for shopkeeper Gul Ahmad to realize that the elegant man asking for the ruby red fruit was none other than the leader of Afghanistan. Ahmad hugged Karzai and began shouting his name in disbelief. Soon a crowd gathered, pressing in on the President. By all accounts, he was at ease, joking with shoppers, enduring bear hugs. Meanwhile, his two Afghan bodyguards were frantically calling for backup. But Karzai bought his pomegranate and, by showing he wasn't intimidated, had exacted his revenge...