belief
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There is also a belief that greater regulation alone will achieve little.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026
Late in his career, though, he became famous for something very different: a passionate belief that very high doses of vitamin C could help people with cancer.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 7, 2026
It isn’t a great belief, only an economic system.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
It was his belief that food could be an act of service.
From Salon ● Aug. 6, 2026
My own belief was that the ’armony ’ad got into his ’ead.”
From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker
A legal organisation representing her has sent a pre-action letter to ITV, claiming the broadcaster "subjected Nadia to direct discrimination, indirect discrimination and harassment because of her protected philosophical beliefs".
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
What beliefs do we place at the foundation of our laws?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
So do dads carrying old-school Igloo coolers, each of whom, I suspect, has strongly held beliefs about bread density, condiment placement and whether tomatoes are worth the risk.
From Salon ● Jul. 30, 2026
But then you ask if they’re willing to share any portion of the plan, any values, any beliefs, any hopes and wishes — and you hear, “They don’t need to know anything right now.”
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 29, 2026
A moderate interpretation of the Duhem-Quine thesis leads to a mixed constructivism, in which evidence and culture each have a part to play in the construction of scientific beliefs.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
Vocabulary lists containing belief
"The Experiment" and "Superstition"
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