confidence
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In the most recent Employee Benefit Research Institute Retirement Confidence Survey, just 25% of retirees said they were very confident they would have enough money to live comfortably throughout retirement.
From MarketWatch • May 14, 2026
Confidence among U.S. small businesses inched up in April, though sentiment continues to be hampered by rising cost pressures.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026
Confidence in policing has been shaken "to its very foundations" over the handling of Katie Simpson's murder, Stormont's justice committee chairman has said.
From BBC • May 6, 2026
Confidence among U.S. home builders fell in April as rising building materials prices, elevated interest rates and an increased economic uncertainty weighed during the heart of spring-buying season.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026
Confidence is a funny thing in high school.
From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove
Vocabulary lists containing confidence
"Rikki-Tikki-Tavi" by Rudyard Kipling
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Franklin D. Roosevelt, "A Date That Will Live In Infamy" (1941)
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"In the Spotlight," Vocabulary from the informational text
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