belie
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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
He casts the country as crime-ridden, though the data belie him again.
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
But the eccentricities of this defendant belie the seriousness of the case.
From BBC • Sep. 8, 2025
I make myself as small as possible, as if my size could belie our closeness.
From "Everything, Everything" by Nicola Yoon
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