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confidence

[kon-fi-duhns] / ˈkɒn fɪ dəns /




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AHS Properties said it bought Dubai’s Shangri-La five-star hotel for $300 million, affirming its confidence in the region despite falling tourism due to the Middle East war.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

It was as if he were left reeling from cynicism and was trying to reclaim some youthful confidence that he would eventually rediscover with the autobiographical “The Fabelmans.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

"Shift by shift, night by night, I slowly built up my confidence working in the bar," he told Die Zeit.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

To some, that doesn’t inspire confidence that Nestlé has a grand plan to maintain strong sales of Hot Pockets and Toll House baking chocolate in the age of Ozempic.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

A New-York Tribune editorial expressed his confidence, “these singular sounds and seeming manifestations are not produced by Mrs. Fox and her daughters, nor by any human being connected with them.”

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock




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