believed

Example Sentences

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A source said that Healey still believed he could somehow balance the books, that big adjustments could be made - an assumption they described as "inept".

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

Instead, he believed they should participate while the trend remains intact and exit when the underlying narrative begins to break down.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

A trillion is a thousand times more than a billion, but let’s be honest: I could have told you it was a million times more and you probably would have believed me.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

The coyotes examined in this study carried the newer variant, which is now believed to be the dominant form circulating in both the United States and Canada.

From Science Daily • Jun. 11, 2026

There were plenty who believed that the phenomena produced by the best mediums, Kate and Maggie Fox for example, were absolutely authentic.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock