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belief

[bih-leef] / bɪˈlif /




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Just don’t try to justify your belief by referring to the bull market’s age or height.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 12, 2026

The belief inside ABC is that music-driven award shows have broader appeal than movies and television, which have become more niche in the age of streaming.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026

It’s an old-school way of thinking for the modern era — a belief that the work should be taken seriously but without ever letting the viewer in on how intensely he’s considering it.

From Salon ● Oct. 9, 2026

"It's definitely a moment in time. The longer the game went on, Jurgen was taking off the seniors and putting another one of the boys on. It was an incredible show of belief," says Inglethorpe.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

I cling to that thought like my belief in God.

From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron

In addition to being ideologically divided, young men and women have vastly different beliefs about religion and gender.

From Salon ● Oct. 2, 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

The prolific and acclaimed writer and activist used his liberal beliefs and his agrarian roots in Kentucky to craft novels, poems and essays connecting the natural world to humankind.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

“In short, when the decision to hold bonds depends on other investors beliefs about what other investors will do, we get two states of the world,” Chabot wrote on his Substack.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

The hospital job had turned out to be a good one, challenging and satisfying and in line with my beliefs.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama




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