in the belief that
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: believing that
She bought the rug in the belief that it was a real antique, not a fake.
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Founder of the Jane Goodall Institute and UN Messenger of Peace, Jane Goodall has inspired generations through her work grounded in hope and in the belief that a better world is possible.
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Photovogue, Vogue, 5 Nov. 2025
There are police stations blocks away, there are security guards, metal detectors, pepper spray, CCTV cameras, courtrooms to adjudicate serious disputes and comfort in the belief that vicious killers are far and few between.
—Eli Frankel, PEOPLE, 1 Nov. 2025
Voters confronting higher utility prices could pressure the government to restrict the country’s burgeoning exports of natural gas in the belief that doing so will lower their bills.
—Jason Bordoff, Foreign Affairs, 21 Oct. 2025
Its work focuses on compressing large language platforms, or LLMs, and creating smaller models, in the belief that most consumers and business customers can do just fine with lower-powered but thoughtfully designed AI that needs less power and fewer chips to run.
—Vivienne Walt, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2025
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Photovogue, Vogue, 5 Nov. 2025
There are police stations blocks away, there are security guards, metal detectors, pepper spray, CCTV cameras, courtrooms to adjudicate serious disputes and comfort in the belief that vicious killers are far and few between.
—Eli Frankel, PEOPLE, 1 Nov. 2025
Voters confronting higher utility prices could pressure the government to restrict the country’s burgeoning exports of natural gas in the belief that doing so will lower their bills.
—Jason Bordoff, Foreign Affairs, 21 Oct. 2025
Its work focuses on compressing large language platforms, or LLMs, and creating smaller models, in the belief that most consumers and business customers can do just fine with lower-powered but thoughtfully designed AI that needs less power and fewer chips to run.
—Vivienne Walt, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for in the belief that
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“In the belief that.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20the%20belief%20that. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.
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