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Who released a hit song titled "Believe" in 1999?

believe

[bih-leev] / bΙͺˈliv /




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"I believe that my 999 call foiled whatever plans they had," she added.

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026

“I do believe that my children would have been able to reclassify much earlier if the law had changed earlier and if I, as a mother, would have educated myself earlier,” Carbajal Salmerón said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026

“We believe that we are in a one factor world with oil driving rates and rates driving all asset classes,” wrote Jefferies economist Mohit Kumar in a client note.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

There is also an increasingly heretical chorus of analysts who don’t believe all that glitters is bitcoin.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026

I believe Little Britches would have settled in for the day if things had turned out better.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck

Former Manchester City goalkeeper Joe Hart believes club chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak's claims they are innocent of breaking financial rules.

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026

She believes she’s earned the audience’s trust with Nikki and wants to preserve that bond moving forward.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026

Roblox stock declines as Wall Street believes investors could be misreading the videogame company’s business trajectory.

From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026

The pieces may not possess inherent meaning, per Stravinsky, but Livia believes that music can “always help me find my feelings,” and her interpretations inform her personality and the emotions of the scenes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

Sneaky’s mom gives us a look like she kinda believes us, kinda doesn’t.

From "Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero" by Kelly J. Baptist

Still, Kennedy’s team believed they had clearance to unveil the definition, and planned a high-profile food policy event in August, some of the people said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

Means complained in other meetings that he believed some White House officials were behaving like it was their job to help food industry lobbyists work against Kennedy’s agenda, one person said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

On Sunday, Burnham said he believed the costs would be lower than this but he has not set out how he would fund his plans.

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026

Other Premier League clubs are believed to have been informed about the decision and have sought legal advice over possible compensation claims.

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026

Essa Lightborne fans were starting to lose hope, but I still believed.

From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows

But it’s hard to come away from her story believing that such a result would be attainable for others.

From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026

And what you walk away believing is possible.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026

“I have a hard time believing that Chairman Warsh will have that much patience for above-target inflation,” said Stephen Stanley, chief U.S. economist at Santander Capital Markets.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 19, 2026

On social media, Diana's fans are believing Earl Spencer's version of events, says Prof Pauline Maclaran.

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026

All those years I lived in her shadow, believing she was the person I wanted to be like, the person I wanted to be liked by.

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler




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