1
as in to accept
to regard as right or true
only the most naive car buyer would have believed the salesman's claim that the dealership was actually losing money on the deal
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as in to think
to have as an opinion
despite the horrors she witnessed and endured, Anne Frank steadfastly believed that "people are really good at heart"
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Recent Examples of believe
Oz, who believed Haiti had a winning chance, was hoping for at least a draw.
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Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
20 June 2026
He is believed to have been shot while intervening in the couple's domestic dispute.
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Escher Walcott,
PEOPLE,
20 June 2026
While astronomers have recently found evidence that aging stars can engulf nearby planets, the new research suggests Earth’s own fate may be less certain than previously believed.
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Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
20 June 2026
Joan Jones, a 64-year-old independent in northwest Florida, believes the United States’ actions in Iran have been necessary to address the threat Iran posed.
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Linley Sanders,
Fortune,
20 June 2026
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Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
20 June 2026
He is believed to have been shot while intervening in the couple's domestic dispute.
—
Escher Walcott,
PEOPLE,
20 June 2026
While astronomers have recently found evidence that aging stars can engulf nearby planets, the new research suggests Earth’s own fate may be less certain than previously believed.
—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
20 June 2026
Joan Jones, a 64-year-old independent in northwest Florida, believes the United States’ actions in Iran have been necessary to address the threat Iran posed.
—
Linley Sanders,
Fortune,
20 June 2026
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On Wallace’s third attempt, David accepts the letter while grimacing.
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Records show that requests to cancel both warrants were submitted and accepted on June 26, following an arraignment on the warrants.
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Authors think humans might just be able to leverage a few tools at our disposal to change the course of huge weather events.
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But in thinking about all these different groups, Krieger said a battery storage system may be a type of technology that everyone can get behind.
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These reports present your income and spending habits with clean, easy-to-understand visualizations.
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Raised in Rio de Janeiro, Burle Marx understood the country’s abundance as both subject and material.
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The convention will feature panels focused on creativity, all-ages karaoke and anime-adjacent games such as trivia and guessing contests.
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The Bot gets 2 for guessing in two and 1 for beating me.
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Since the Labour Party took office in 2024, average weekly pay, adjusted for inflation and excluding bonuses, has inched up less than 1% to £494 ($651), according to the UK statistics office — hardly better than the growth since 2019.
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So Bauer heads back to Mexico City, continuing a journey that has taken him everywhere except the bigs.
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The show’s dramatic romance and journey of self-growth seems to fit in line with something Austen would’ve imagined for her characters.
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Surprisingly, buyers' favorite colors this year go beyond plain white, with certain hues helping rooms feel larger, calmer, and easier to imagine living in.
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Even with an experienced defence, including Brighton and Hove Albion’s player of the season, Ferdi Kadioglu, do not trust Turkey.
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So people are touching the tools more frequently (and token costs keep climbing), but fewer people trust them.
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British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is reportedly considering stepping down and could announce a timetable for his departure as early as Monday, according to a report published Saturday.
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Rigid gendered rules mean only those born to Parsi fathers are considered part of the community.
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“Believe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/believe. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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