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belief

[bih-leef] / bɪˈlif /




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To explain his belief that the government should play a more expansive role in the lives of Americans, El-Sayed occasionally turns to a woman he calls Martha.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

As Fielder’s initially firm belief in Holmes’ guilt and manipulative powers appears to waver, Seyfried wonders if Fielder is in some way falling for her.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

But in this case, the change in P/E ratios may not be a reflection of price, but rather investor belief in the value of earnings.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 21, 2026

I feel his jab and his know-how, and the new-found self belief, will be the difference.

From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026

The spirit trend didn’t dissolve overnight, but skeptics had now exposed fraud often enough that belief among the general public was fading fast.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock

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

From Slate ● Oct. 23, 2026

The connection is particularly interesting because it suggests that some mental health difficulties may involve more than consciously held beliefs.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 19, 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

As speculation swirled about why employees at OpenAI and Anthropic were speaking so freely about their personal beliefs, Korbak jumped into the public discourse.

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

It would however be simply wrong to think that we and Aristotle share the same views about what constitutes a justified true belief, and about how to acquire such beliefs.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton


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