belies

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The market’s modest drop, on the heels of years of double-digit gains, belies what’s happening under the surface.

From Barron's • Mar. 16, 2026

Companies’ increased need for capital to finance new infrastructure and manufacturing belies the concerns about the health of the private credit market fueled by recent bankruptcies in the automotive sector, Zelter said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 4, 2025

Dancing dominates campaign rallies in Ivory Coast but the pulsing energy and fervour belies concerns about the political landscape in the world's largest cocoa producer.

From BBC • Oct. 23, 2025

While Maron sometimes kvetches about Feinartz’s hovering cameras, he seems to have given him a kind of all-access pass to his daily life in a way that belies his trademark crankiness.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 3, 2025

But sometimes a person who seems easy is one whose calm outside belies a troubled and turbulent inside.

From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman