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belief

[bih-leef] / bɪˈlif /




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After 21 months of uncertainty, we're delighted to have secured the future of the cinema, and we couldn't have done it without the support, commitment and belief of many, many people.

From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026

“We believe that the brand’s image around the world reflects what we have always aspired to: a belief in absolute luxury,” the company’s eponymous founder and executive chairman said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

Strokes are becoming increasingly common among younger adults, challenging the long-held belief that they primarily affect older people.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 15, 2026

The two were discussing that deal and Ellison’s belief in the importance of the movie theater business to the industry.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026

Or would it be the belief that every life was sacred, and that MDR potentially threatened more lives than any other infectious disease?

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French

I think that comes from a set of beliefs about what women really want.

From Slate ● Oct. 16, 2026

I think everybody wants public figures to be very authentically outspoken until it goes against their own beliefs, and then it’s too far.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026

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

From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026

This week underscored the challenge the New York City mayor faces in hewing to those deeply held beliefs and appeasing his political base while governing the nation’s largest city.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

Among other areas of interest, their political beliefs and religion—both were Jewish—meshed perfectly, and eventually they married and settled in England.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady


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