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Since Kelce is in the final year of his contract and will be 36 next month, it’s widely believed this will be his last season.
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Kansas City Star, 4 Sep. 2025
The tongue twister is widely believed to have been inspired by Mary Anning (1799–1847), a legendary paleontologist from Lyme Regis, England.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
In 1940, Katanga’s uranium deposits were widely believed to be the richest in the world, and Germany, whose scientists were also working on an atomic bomb, wanted to control the ore as desperately as the United States did.
—Big Think, 26 Aug. 2025
In the wake of reports earlier this summer that Paramount would settle what was widely believed to be a frivolous lawsuit, there was chatter of shareholder lawsuits alleging a breach of fiduciary duty.
—Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 22 Aug. 2025
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Kansas City Star, 4 Sep. 2025
The tongue twister is widely believed to have been inspired by Mary Anning (1799–1847), a legendary paleontologist from Lyme Regis, England.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
In 1940, Katanga’s uranium deposits were widely believed to be the richest in the world, and Germany, whose scientists were also working on an atomic bomb, wanted to control the ore as desperately as the United States did.
—Big Think, 26 Aug. 2025
In the wake of reports earlier this summer that Paramount would settle what was widely believed to be a frivolous lawsuit, there was chatter of shareholder lawsuits alleging a breach of fiduciary duty.
—Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 22 Aug. 2025
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“Widely believed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/widely%20believed. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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