confident
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Example Sentences
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"We are quite confident this circuit is one of the mechanisms that contributes to the cognitive impairment that is a major part of the pathology of schizophrenia."
From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026
But that’s because he’s confident you’ll leave bursting with thoughts and feelings about the price of progress, the weight of history and the ways we struggle to do right amid so much that’s wrong.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026
"When the processes develop to the point where a decision needs to be made, I'm confident that we, I mean the citizens of the Republic of Armenia, will make that decision, of course," he said.
From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026
People dine out more or buy more takeout when they are confident about the economy.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026
I repositioned my bike helmet, my curls tied in a low bun underneath, confident I was protected by my oversized sunglasses and a generous slathering of sunblock insisted on by Mom.
From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas
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