not believe

phrase

: to be astounded at
I couldn't believe my luck!

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Investigators do not believe any North Penn students were involved, district officials said. Laura Fay, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026 Investigators did not believe driving under the influence was a factor in the crash. Sacbee.com, 27 Aug. 2026 Merton did not believe in the cold war’s strident moral opposition between the free and unfree worlds. Pankaj Mishra, The New York Review of Books, 27 Aug. 2026 Detectives do not believe the quintuple homicide was random, according to the sheriff’s office. Joe Kottke, NBC news, 24 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for not believe

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“Not believe.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/not%20believe. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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