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belief

[bih-leef] / bɪˈlif /




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If a household or business borrows “under a mistaken belief about how policymakers will or won’t move interest rates, that mistake could prove costly,” Cleveland Fed President Beth Hammack said in a speech this month.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026

Credibility with investors requires not just that Budget maths add up on Wednesday, but also belief that growth plans are realistic, and the perception that Downing Street can actually convince MPs to pass its Budget.

From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026

Victim blaming reflects an often unconscious belief that a survivor’s character is somehow tainted, even when that survivor is a child.

From Slate ● Oct. 26, 2026

It is your belief that your father’s wishes “evaporated.”

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 23, 2026

I don’t know which belief is true—nobody does.

From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri

For decades, researchers suspected that cultural beliefs and folklore might explain why people in different regions described such similar experiences.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 25, 2026

AI has no beliefs or personality of its own.

From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2026

That, of course, includes the very Hindus whose beliefs Ramaswamy so frequently invokes.

From Slate ● Oct. 23, 2026

The attorney added that Salman was unaware of the man's pro-IS beliefs.

From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026

As an ethnomusicologist or researcher for your classroom, however, it is important to be able to articulate the culture’s beliefs about music by observing people’s behavior and thoughts about music.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin


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