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The aforementioned film inspired by his life shows what it’s like to live with involuntary vocal tics that belie your own beliefs or intentions.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 25, 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 braggadocio both in terms of the AI investment cycle and Nvidia’s place at the top of it, seems to belie a greater degree of concern than the company would likely admit.
From Barron's ● Nov. 26, 2025
Horvath’s Midwestern mien, unflagging politeness and warm smile belie her fierce ambition.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2025
She tried not to blink and belie the life in her stone-still body, but he was suspicious.
From "Julie of the Wolves" by Jean Craighead George
The recent subdued action in crude belies a bigger problem brewing in refined products such as gasoline, diesel and jet fuel.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 16, 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
Gannon-Doak is a really exciting prospect but his elevated status with Scotland belies the fact that he's been injured and has only played 150 minutes for Bournemouth this season.
From BBC ● Jun. 27, 2026
All of this soft-drink soft power belies an uneasy truth for Diet Coke fanatics.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 20, 2026
A kind of city-street music where laughter belies anxiety, and joy is as short and straight as the blade of a pocketknife.
From "The Bluest Eye" by Toni Morrison
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
But Van Der Beek’s wholesome good looks belied his creative ambitions.
From Salon ● Feb. 15, 2026
Baby Kochamma would call out when she saw him, with a smile on her lips that completely belied the viselike grip that she had on the thin child’s soapslippery arm.
From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy
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
Healthy-seeming flowering on trees like Murphy’s could be a “false start” belying the plant’s sickness, Smith said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 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
She wasn't rich in life, her clothing belying her poverty, and even her death has been insulting.
From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland
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