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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His defenders are united in the belief that career bureaucrats foiled his first-term plans from inside the government.
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Jonathan Blitzer, The New Yorker, 15 July 2024
In December 1916 a group of nobles led by Felix Yusupov murdered Rasputin in the belief that with Rasputin gone, the royal family might be saved, and with it the empire.
—Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 9 July 2024
Such decisions are based in the belief that more requirements lead to a higher dropout rate.
—Rahm Emanuel, Washington Post, 25 June 2024
In general, Bugatti designers have avoided putting screens in the cars in the belief that computer displays look outmoded quickly.
—Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN, 20 June 2024
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Jonathan Blitzer, The New Yorker, 15 July 2024
In December 1916 a group of nobles led by Felix Yusupov murdered Rasputin in the belief that with Rasputin gone, the royal family might be saved, and with it the empire.
—Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 9 July 2024
Such decisions are based in the belief that more requirements lead to a higher dropout rate.
—Rahm Emanuel, Washington Post, 25 June 2024
In general, Bugatti designers have avoided putting screens in the cars in the belief that computer displays look outmoded quickly.
—Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN, 20 June 2024
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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 27 Jul. 2024.
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