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What followed was an outstanding display of batting elegance, belying Bethell's years and experience.
From BBC
And very little that transpires between the current-day Chase and his director would belie the notion that Mr. Chase’s brand has gone down a hole of his own digging.
The former is purely fictional and latter is based on a real figure, but both are historical epics on a grand scale that belies their modest budgets.
At 27, Duop’s youthful face belied a life marked by war and poverty.
From Salon
He casts the country as crime-ridden, though the data belie him again.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
