believe
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Officers believe this was a targeted incident and there is no risk to the wider public.
From BBC β Aug. 14, 2026
Sheinbaum said she didn’t believe López Beltrán’s letter would imperil Mexico’s relationship with the U.S., however.
From The Wall Street Journal β Aug. 14, 2026
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 β 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 β Aug. 14, 2026
Soon the man came to believe that all those fantastic tales were true.
From "Adventures of Don Quixote" by Argentina Palacios
Burnham believes the funding of palliative and social care should be "fixed" before assisted dying is considered.
From BBC β Aug. 14, 2026
"You read the studies, you look at the lab tests, and you see all the positive effects," said Thomas, who believes that the risks are "rare and not serious".
From Barron's β Aug. 14, 2026
Post believes that Wall Street is underestimating the social-media giant’s ability to monetize its AI assets, including frontier models and custom chips.
From MarketWatch β 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 β Aug. 14, 2026
“In Islam there is no compulsion in religion. One person does not have the right to dictate how another believes or lives.”
From "Shooting Kabul" by N. H. Senzai
It’s believed they’ve since left the area, triggering Shadow’s “summer vacation,” when eagles visit the nest only occasionally, the nonprofit said.
From Los Angeles Times β Aug. 14, 2026
Free agent Jadon Sancho is believed to prefer a move abroad despite receiving offers from Premier League clubs.
From BBC β 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 β Aug. 14, 2026
“The workers that I write about in Union Made, they believed God was on their side,” Carter said.
From Salon β Aug. 14, 2026
And for the very first time, I believed it.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
Mark Cuban had bowed out of the bidding, believing the Dodgers were not worth even $1 billion.
From Los Angeles Times β 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 β 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 β Aug. 8, 2026
We have to go back to believing in powerful ideals.
From The Wall Street Journal β Aug. 6, 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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