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believe

[bih-leev] / bΙͺˈliv /




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We have no doubt that the parents would benefit from being closer to the older brother’s family as they age, and we believe he genuinely cares about them.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 6, 2026

“I still can’t believe some of it,” said Bret Pagni, Kerr’s former travel baseball coach.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

“I do believe this is a golden era for Dodger baseball,” Thorn said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

My husband and I recently learned about an estate plan that I believe could leave him with little or none of his parents’ inheritance, while their plan for long-term care remains murky.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 6, 2026

But he could see the hurt simmering below Gingersnipes’s anger, and it would be the biggest lie of all to let her believe he’d wanted her gone simply because he did not like her.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman

Ariel Investments, which has a 5.4% stake in Mattel, said Monday it believes the company’s shares remain significantly undervalued with its current structure as a public company.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

Kirstin said she understood "mistakes were made" but believes her daughter has been treated "inexcusably" since then.

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026

Cruise’s character is an intentional parallel to his own cinema-championing schtick, an actor who believes every scene he’s in should carry some semblance of the truth.

From Salon ● Oct. 5, 2026

Yet Colas believes this hollowing-out has left the market in a fragile state.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 4, 2026

He believes mice are spontaneously generated in piles of straw.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

Alan Hirst, 19, was cycling home to Adforton, Herefordshire, in February when it is believed he fell from his bike on the flooded A4110 and suffered a cardiac arrest when he entered the water.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

He said his clients believed it was important to raise awareness of the dangers teenage girls face on social media.

From Barron's ● Oct. 5, 2026

The line has led the chief’s detractors to claim he holds simplistic views of his role, as if he believed judging were a mechanical process involving no discernment.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

The plea agreement referenced at least two other victims, including one identified as E.Z., who Iza believed possessed a laptop containing large amount of cryptocurrency.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2026

But while my brain might have believed that, my body wasn’t buying it.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin

He left Baidu for Google, and later left OpenAI as well over strategy, believing AI safety there had been sidelined.

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

Local prosecutors decided not to press charges, believing she hadn’t alleged any criminal behavior.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

This was when Schmitt, believing he was on the verge of a slam dunk, accused Smith of perjury.

From Slate ● Sep. 29, 2026

Nikita, who went for her bleph in November 2025, says she did not realise how invasive the procedure would be, believing it to be like "getting your lips or Botox done", she says.

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026

Then, and Bailey has difficulty believing it was only days ago, the tent had seemed endless.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern




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