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The aforementioned film inspired by his life shows what it’s like to live with involuntary vocal tics that belie your own beliefs or intentions.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 25, 2026
His genial demeanour and penchant for folksy parables belie a past as a wily guerrilla fighter and ruthless political survivor.
From Barron's ● Jan. 12, 2026
He casts the country as crime-ridden, though the data belie him again.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 11, 2025
But the eccentricities of this defendant belie the seriousness of the case.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2025
Helmuth hates the drums, hates how they quicken his blood, how they belie his true feelings and try to convince him that war is good.
From "The Boy Who Dared" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
The recent subdued action in crude belies a bigger problem brewing in refined products such as gasoline, diesel and jet fuel.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 16, 2026
Such an impressive classical pedigree belies the “gremlins of self-doubt” that have plagued Hopkins for much of his life.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
Gannon-Doak is a really exciting prospect but his elevated status with Scotland belies the fact that he's been injured and has only played 150 minutes for Bournemouth this season.
From BBC ● Jun. 27, 2026
All of this soft-drink soft power belies an uneasy truth for Diet Coke fanatics.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 20, 2026
Mother Ermentrude comes into the room and kneels by my pallet, a gesture of humility that belies her authority.
From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein
As she’s gotten older, the Oscar winner has become more comfortable doing less in her performances, allowing for a fragile serenity that is belied by the anguish and anxiety roiling underneath.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2026
A gutsy performance which belied their status as the tournament's lowest-ranked team.
From BBC ● Jun. 18, 2026
It is a fascinating idea, belied only by the weakness of a Spanish colonial government that eventually proved unable even to hold on to Mexico.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 28, 2026
Nakai belied her years as the youngest competitor in Milan.
From Barron's ● Feb. 20, 2026
His rough, loudmouthed ways belied a serious, hard-charging approach to life—and to espionage.
From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau
Sitting in the midst of these veteran L.A. sessions players, Nasa looked focused but confident, his youthful face belying his easy, fleet-fingered playing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2026
And belying urban legends, there was no link to the Biblical story of Adam and Eve or the death of computing pioneer Alan Turing.
From Barron's ● Mar. 29, 2026
What followed was an outstanding display of batting elegance, belying Bethell's years and experience.
From BBC ● Jan. 7, 2026
Leonardo told the full story gradually, circling back to reveal more details, his quiet, matter-of-fact tone belying the horror of his account.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 13, 2024
Plastered across the width of the paper was a giant picture of us—my sisters and I huddled together under last year’s scrappy little Christmas tree, happy as mariposas, our bright smiles belying our alleged situation.
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall
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