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[bih-leev] / bΙͺˈliv /




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If you believe long-term interest rates are very high now, they might actually be considered rather low per the Federal Reserve’s data going back to 1977 on the chart above.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 14, 2026

Flight delays, interminable waits on the tarmac—Booking.com CEO Glenn Fogel knows all about travel frustrations firsthand: “You can’t believe you even bothered.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026

The researchers believe remnants left behind from this smashup then came together to form the inner moons seen today.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 14, 2026

"We believe that these changes will... help dilute the effect of a mobilised block vote, without compromising fairness or trust," according to the letter, which was first reported by Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet, external.

From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026

“You! The old man there. I see you believe in the Bible.”

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

“We’re starting to get near the bottom,” McMillan said, adding that he believes the U.S. wine industry should stabilize in the next two years.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026

In a world of rising interest rates, CrossBorder Capital’s Mike Howell believes investors should maintain a defensive posture, hedge against inflation, buy gold and commodities.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026

London-based nail artist Jess Young believes designing your nails can be an added way to help people feel "comfortable and confident" in themselves.

From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026

Haigwood believes the treatment combination may be particularly powerful when given very early after infection.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 13, 2026

Mrs. Adler nods but I can’t tell if she believes me or not.

From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko

For years, many researchers believed that the brain's specialized immune cells, known as microglia, were established at birth and remained a self-sustaining population throughout life.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 14, 2026

Like Dixon, he was describing the predictable consequence of forcing voters back to the polls after they believed that the election was over.

From Slate ● Aug. 14, 2026

Borussia Dortmund, who Sancho has made 158 appearances for over two spells, are believed to be one of the clubs interested.

From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026

“The workers that I write about in Union Made, they believed God was on their side,” Carter said.

From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2026

The more I thought about it, the more I believed the slogan might mean nothing at all.

From "Firegirl" by Tony Abbott

But he said he did not take it seriously at first, believing it to be "a matter of mental strength".

From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026

The presenter, believing they were still on air, was not actively monitoring their phone and did not immediately respond to calls from people at the station who had noticed the error, the report said.

From Barron's ● Aug. 10, 2026

Here, “Maddie’s Secret” fully diverges from its semi-parodic path, following Maddie to treatment, which, like many people who end up in mandatory care facilities, she doesn’t take seriously, believing she knows her body best.

From Salon ● Aug. 8, 2026

Someone was using her name — and her state bar license number — to scam the man into believing she was representing him in his removal proceedings.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026

Back to Deep Water, where life would become again an empty trailer, an old man’s declining will to go on, a crazy fool believing in the mysteries of a beat-up vinyl suitcase, and me.

From "Missing May" by Cynthia Rylant




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