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be led to believe



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Merchant Exchange Productions Inc. In that case, a state appeals court ruled that service charges belonged to the employees under California law if customers could reasonably be led to believe the charges are tips.

From Los Angeles Times • May 16, 2023

Judging by retailers’ advertisements stuffed with language like “must-have deals” and “can’t-miss epic finds,” you’d be led to believe that every deal is too good to pass up.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 15, 2022

If one were to read the June 7 Religion article “Back to normal, but to church?,” one might be led to believe that The Post recognizes only one religion of significance.

From Washington Post • Jun. 18, 2021

If you pay any attention at all to technology news right now, you might be led to believe that "smart" devices are here to liberate you from your old, dumb objects around your home.

From The Verge • Jul. 12, 2016

Singleton let himself be led to believe that she had got into some terrible scrape, and how could you disbelieve your eyes more than he could?

From Dorothy's Double Volume II (of 3) by Henty, G. A. (George Alfred)




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