believe
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Many fathers believe their role is simply to "provide", but they can do so much more, he says.
From BBC β Sep. 5, 2026
"At Tetris, we believe in the power of connection and bringing people together, not dividing them," Tetris said in a social media post.
From Barron's β Sep. 4, 2026
They believe that this was intentional and premeditated, and I think they’re going to stand by those beliefs.
From Slate β Sep. 4, 2026
The U.S. has entered a phase where economists believe the country doesn’t have to add many jobs a month to keep the labor market steady.
From The Wall Street Journal β Sep. 4, 2026
“It was easier for me to have you believe that my problem was about him rather than have to talk about the reality I was facing.”
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
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Men's seventh seed Daniil Medvedev, who has had a tricky relationship with the New York crowds in the past, believes whatever brings more eyes to tennis can only be a good thing.
From BBC β Sep. 4, 2026
When it comes to reasonable doubt, if a juror actually believes there’s reasonable doubt, that’s supposed to work in Lindsey’s favor.
From Slate β Sep. 4, 2026
She still believes the smaller, more challenging films Telluride tends to champion have “genuine shots” in the Oscar race.
From Los Angeles Times β Sep. 3, 2026
StoneX’s Lee sees Microsoft “organizing around what it believes are the primary value-creation layers of the AI technology,” rather than “managing the business through legacy product-based silos.”
From MarketWatch β Sep. 3, 2026
He believes Circe really did turn Odysseus’s crew into pigs.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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When factories couldn’t keep up with surging demand during the pandemic, they believed industry giants would pour resources into making stuff the world already loved.
From The Wall Street Journal β Sep. 5, 2026
In an interview in July, Jeff Gattiss, Amazon's head of gaming, told the BBC he believed the rising cost of tech would mean people will turn to streaming games online rather than buying new consoles.
From BBC β Sep. 4, 2026
She believed in shaping the future by being fearlessly frank about the present and the past.
From Los Angeles Times β Sep. 4, 2026
Radial glia are also believed to contribute to the unusually large expansion of the human cortex compared with that of other species.
From Science Daily β Sep. 4, 2026
He merely hid his appearance and never opened up to anyone and believed that if he ever died, he’d belong in a realm of eternal suffering.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
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In that case, those believing in lower rates would be correct, but for a difficult reason — a major financial crash followed by recession or depression.
From MarketWatch β Sep. 4, 2026
Chelsea appointed Xabi Alonso as manager, believing he had the profile and authority to command the dressing room.
From BBC β Sep. 3, 2026
Wrapping up the set with “Disparate Youth,” Santigold reminded the audience to keep believing in “a life worth fighting for.”
From Los Angeles Times β Aug. 30, 2026
Not terribly long ago, Cleveland mortgaged its future believing that Watson was its savior.
From The Wall Street Journal β Aug. 19, 2026
Now he was in Tartarus, dying from gorgon’s blood plus a dozen other agonizing curses, while he watched his girlfriend stumble around, helpless and blind and believing he’d abandoned her.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
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