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believe

[bih-leev] / bΙͺˈliv /




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Experts believe it could help people coming off weight-loss jabs remain slim.

From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026

"I do not believe restricting access to foreign open source models is an effective solution," he said.

From Barron's ● Aug. 10, 2026

Barton understands that criticism, but he also doesn’t believe the break necessarily has a favorable or unfavorable effect on a team.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026

Microsoft is staging an artificial-intelligence comeback that could power the stock to new highs, some on Wall Street believe.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 10, 2026

I could see on their faces that they didn’t believe me and, worse, that they thought I was a liar.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

She believes school swimming lessons should start earlier in life to ensure nobody is left behind.

From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026

He believes Taiwan should maintain its current status—preserving democracy and de facto independence without making any changes that would trigger a Chinese invasion.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026

In that scenario, Microsoft could utilize its data-center capacity for its cloud business and internal use, as Moerdler believes Microsoft has built its data centers to be compatible with both AI and non-AI workloads.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 10, 2026

Jefferies analyst Edison Lee believes Apple has scrapped its all-glass iPhone, citing supply-chain checks.

From Barron's ● Aug. 10, 2026

Amazingly, I know, too, that he believes loyalty to a friend is more important than land.

From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes

In a statement to the press, Moffat's family said they believed the Treasury failed in its duty of care.

From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026

“We have strongly believed that a purpose-built robotaxi is the best way to solve the challenges of autonomy,” Zoox said in a blog post on July 30.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026

At the time, he believed it would “never go below $100,000 again,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026

In a statement issued after Brooks’ 2019 release from prison, the former district attorney said he offered Brooks the plea deal because his office believed he was “rehabilitated and will not go out and reoffend.”

From Salon ● Aug. 10, 2026

"I'm proud of the red lantern," I said and half believed it.

From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell

The presenter, believing they were still on air, was not actively monitoring their phone and did not immediately respond to calls from people at the station who had noticed the error, the report said.

From Barron's ● Aug. 10, 2026

Here, “Maddie’s Secret” fully diverges from its semi-parodic path, following Maddie to treatment, which, like many people who end up in mandatory care facilities, she doesn’t take seriously, believing she knows her body best.

From Salon ● Aug. 8, 2026

He said the survivors then moved to the home of former Minister of Public Works and Housing Dr. Mufeed Al-Hassayneh, believing it would be safe because its owner was a U.S. citizen.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026

She said she knew of people dying after believing anecdotes about unproven cancer treatment.

From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026

It seemed that Bobby had lapsed over the years into a state of increasingly frequent paranoia, believing as he did that people and organizations, bonded in a conspiracy, were out to persecute him.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady




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