believe
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"Parents believe their boy, or their girl, will get to the first team - that they will be a star in football," he told BBC Scotland's Eorpa programme.
From BBC β Nov. 2, 2026
One in five American adults has had an intimate encounter with AI, according to an MIT study, increasing the risk that some users believe AI is conscious and advocating for rights or moral status.
From Los Angeles Times β Nov. 2, 2026
It is why they insist on fair notice of the law’s requirements and why they believe in constraining discretionary—and therefore potentially arbitrary—government action.
From The Wall Street Journal β Nov. 1, 2026
Death and taxes might be certain, but so are mistakes and regret, no matter how much we’d like to believe that we’re big enough to let go.
From Salon β Nov. 1, 2026
Month after month the Free Dutch broadcasts could only urge us to wait, to have courage, to believe in the counter-offensive which must surely some day be mounted.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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Washington believes China is also on the cusp of a carrier spree.
From The Wall Street Journal β Nov. 2, 2026
It is that consistency across 90 minutes, and the season as a whole, that Manchester City manager Andree Jeglertz believes will demonstrate the difference.
From BBC β Nov. 1, 2026
He cited a few reasons why he believes stocks would be particularly vulnerable in such a scenario.
From MarketWatch β Nov. 1, 2026
Abounader believes the findings provide an important early indication that the technology could eventually benefit people with glioblastoma and potentially those with other types of cancer.
From Science Daily β Nov. 1, 2026
She believes that God desires this “strange hidden life,” as she calls it, for her, and she doesn’t question why.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
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About 1,500 French people are believed to have joined IS.
From Barron's β Nov. 2, 2026
Kevin Kelly, Simeone’s executive director, says Frederick Simeone bought it from Symbolic in part because he believed in the car’s possible ties to Le Mans.
From The Wall Street Journal β Nov. 1, 2026
The hack is the latest in a string of high-profile cyber thefts linked to North Korea, which has built a formidable hacking operation, generating funds believed to help finance its weapons program.
From Barron's β Nov. 1, 2026
The hack is believed to be the largest in history, eclipsing the record of a $1.5bn heist on the Bybit exchange in 2025.
From BBC β Oct. 31, 2026
Essa Lightborne fans were starting to lose hope, but I still believed.
From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows
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“These jobs aren’t even dirty jobs anymore,” said Yurick, adding that she has also heard from employers who say they are trying to hire women, believing they possess high maturity levels and are detail-oriented.
From The Wall Street Journal β Nov. 2, 2026
It reminded me of how he had spoken about wanting to believe in the unexplained: “We are all hunting for rational reasons for believing in the absurd.”
From Los Angeles Times β Oct. 28, 2026
“There’s a difference between believing in the long-term potential of AI and believing every company exposed to that growth is appropriately valued,” he said in emailed comments.
From MarketWatch β Oct. 15, 2026
"I am grateful to them for believing in this idea and for protecting this building and two centuries' worth of stories for people to enjoy forever."
From BBC β Oct. 14, 2026
“Would you let me take the boat?” he asked, believing the leader should stay with the men.
From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong
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