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His genial demeanour and penchant for folksy parables belie a past as a wily guerrilla fighter and ruthless political survivor.
From Barron's ● Jan. 12, 2026
She does everything to belie the fact that she’s pretty, which only makes the self-loathing aspect of her character more ludicrous.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 11, 2025
But the eccentricities of this defendant belie the seriousness of the case.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2025
But such efforts cannot belie the fact that emissions are continuing to accelerate in a dangerous manner.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2024
I make myself as small as possible, as if my size could belie our closeness.
From "Everything, Everything" by Nicola Yoon
But Cruise’s story is also an ironic reflection of “Digger”: an undeniably ambitious project whose assuredness belies a stubborn disregard for everyone but itself.
From Salon ● Oct. 5, 2026
Such an impressive classical pedigree belies the “gremlins of self-doubt” that have plagued Hopkins for much of his life.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
No insect shocks him more than the female praying mantis, a creature with a pious name that belies her appetite for other insects—and even for her own mate.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
The tepid performance on the broader market in July actually belies churning beneath the surface.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 1, 2026
But sometimes a person who seems easy is one whose calm outside belies a troubled and turbulent inside.
From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman
Momenta’s subdued start belied its strong investor demand.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
As she’s gotten older, the Oscar winner has become more comfortable doing less in her performances, allowing for a fragile serenity that is belied by the anguish and anxiety roiling underneath.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2026
A gutsy performance which belied their status as the tournament's lowest-ranked team.
From BBC ● Jun. 18, 2026
Nakai belied her years as the youngest competitor in Milan.
From Barron's ● Feb. 20, 2026
Mechtild fell to her knees with an agility that belied her age.
From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein
And belying urban legends, there was no link to the Biblical story of Adam and Eve or the death of computing pioneer Alan Turing.
From Barron's ● Mar. 29, 2026
With his country twang and aw-shucks mannerisms belying a keen intellect, he was the lasso-roping star of vaudeville and Broadway stage.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 4, 2025
Charles Leclerc took the final podium position, belying his pre-race pessimism, fending off the McLaren of Oscar Piastri for the final 27 laps.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2024
Leonardo told the full story gradually, circling back to reveal more details, his quiet, matter-of-fact tone belying the horror of his account.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 13, 2024
“I was quite concerned that we had missed something,” Malone said, his simple words belying the deep emotion in his voice.
From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone
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