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take at face value
1at face value, take
2Idioms and Phrases
see at face value .Example Sentences
We have to worry about whether videos are trustworthy, something that we used to take at face value.
It is also really hard to take at face value.
White House national security spokesman John Kirby tried to minimize the impact of Carlson’s interview ahead of its release: “Remember, you’re listening to Vladimir Putin. And you shouldn’t take at face value anything he has to say.”
The hope is that you, the well-meaning liberal, will take at face value their claim to sincerely believe the FBI did January 6.
Biden administration officials have generally been willing to take at face value Israel’s assertions that military targets exist even in civilian areas such as residential apartment buildings and hospitals.
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