believing

Example Sentences

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Investors like stock splits, believing they signal management’s confidence in the future.

From Barron's • May 17, 2026

To maintain a premium, though, investors will also have to continue believing a fund’s loans are worth what it says they are.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026

Seeing that Carano was in a bad place, Rousey pitched the idea of a fight between the pair to the UFC in 2024 believing it would be beneficial to them both.

From BBC • May 16, 2026

He said he felt discouraged from doing so, believing the university would resolve the matter internally.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

The overall bluntness of much of my life, the enforced reality of it, kept me from completely believing in things like psychic abilities, especially those from animals or other possible fairy tales.

From This Side of Wild by Gary Paulsen