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conviction

[kuhn-vik-shuhn] / kənˈvɪk ʃən /




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At a second trial, Heaps faced the prospect of more charges and a potential conviction with a longer sentence.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026

Assuming it continues, that consolidation points to a rebuild in conviction that the asymmetry is toward rate cuts in the U.S., they say.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

He was later elected a federal lawmaker, but lost his seat after his conviction.

From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026

But more importantly, in the U.S. at least, investors are operating under the conviction that both the U.S. and Iran are motivated to find an offramp for the conflict.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 13, 2026

Sarpi never shared his friend Galileo’s conviction that Copernicanism was obviously right.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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