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“It’s not just work on the sport, not just to teach me the jumps,” said Carrillo, whose slender 5-foot-7 build and wide smile belie a fierce competitiveness that sometimes has been his worst enemy.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 2, 2026

The lack of official U.S. government data doesn’t belie what’s happening.

From Barron's • Oct. 17, 2025

Of course it is all illusion, but the flattering lighting and bougie boxed waters belie that revelation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 11, 2025

"Outward appearance shouldn't belie what lies beneath," Mr Marchant said.

From BBC • Jul. 1, 2025

The look in Jonah’s eyes belie it though, and it shatters me a little more, knowing that in choosing to put myself first, I’ve cemented Jonah’s inability to do the same.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam