belief
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The belief that promoted sides that stayed up in their first season are often relegated in their second is a popular one, with the phrase 'second-season syndrome' regularly thrown about.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
In one of the world's most AI-connected societies, the village's greatest challenge is not fading belief in fortune-telling, but the way it is consumed.
From Barron's ● Aug. 13, 2026
He’s embraced the idea that you can be the youngest on a field and still be one of the best through hard work, dedication, preparation and a belief in yourself.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
“But just a belief in something higher than yourself, a purpose… You can’t fill it. And you go on and live with it.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
That conflict between belief and the reality of his life had firmly come home to Washington.
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
He sticks to beliefs even in the face of contravening evidence.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
A better approach would be based on epistemology, the philosophical branch examining the basis of knowledge, truth and critical justification of one’s beliefs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
So do dads carrying old-school Igloo coolers, each of whom, I suspect, has strongly held beliefs about bread density, condiment placement and whether tomatoes are worth the risk.
From Salon ● Jul. 30, 2026
But then you ask if they’re willing to share any portion of the plan, any values, any beliefs, any hopes and wishes — and you hear, “They don’t need to know anything right now.”
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 29, 2026
Because of beliefs in Germany at the time—that women were physically and intellectually incapable of undertaking responsibilities outside the household realm—women could not formally train in a profession or manage a business.
From "The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science" by Joyce Sidman
Vocabulary lists containing belief
"The Experiment" and "Superstition"
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