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one who professes a religious faith
for believers, it was sufficient proof that a miracle had occurred
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Klein, Thompson, and other believers have advised congressional Democrats.
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David Weigel, semafor.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Rieger admitted that such complaints exist and are partially driven by believers failing to understand intersectionality and its purpose — applying it as a policy excuse when and where convenient.
—John Scott Lewinski, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2025
But free-thinking people and believers in limited government interference in commerce have to applaud the restraint of the judge’s ruling and be glad that there were no alarmist judicial orders to break up the behemoth.
—The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 5 Sep. 2025
The French educator believed that being in communication with spirits and the dead, through mediumship, seances, and meetings with fellow believers, would result in improvements to spiritual and physical health.
—Taylor Crumpton, Time, 2 Sep. 2025
Dismissing believers as irrational or fringe only strengthens their bonds and validates their sense of persecution.
—Thomas Westerholm, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
However, some star sign believers may not necessarily consider your lack of belief in star signs a dealbreaker, while others might.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Still, the underwhelmed response to ChatGPT-5, Sam Altman's AI-bubble comments , worry over the crowding out of other capital spending by data centers, the upward pressure on electricity prices and the noise around NVDA sales to China are all legitimate tests of conviction for AI believers.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 26 Aug. 2025
Count Zaccheaus among the believers in that concept, evidenced by his big score Sunday night.
—Dan Wiederer, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2025
David Weigel, semafor.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Rieger admitted that such complaints exist and are partially driven by believers failing to understand intersectionality and its purpose — applying it as a policy excuse when and where convenient.
—John Scott Lewinski, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2025
But free-thinking people and believers in limited government interference in commerce have to applaud the restraint of the judge’s ruling and be glad that there were no alarmist judicial orders to break up the behemoth.
—The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 5 Sep. 2025
The French educator believed that being in communication with spirits and the dead, through mediumship, seances, and meetings with fellow believers, would result in improvements to spiritual and physical health.
—Taylor Crumpton, Time, 2 Sep. 2025
Dismissing believers as irrational or fringe only strengthens their bonds and validates their sense of persecution.
—Thomas Westerholm, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
However, some star sign believers may not necessarily consider your lack of belief in star signs a dealbreaker, while others might.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Still, the underwhelmed response to ChatGPT-5, Sam Altman's AI-bubble comments , worry over the crowding out of other capital spending by data centers, the upward pressure on electricity prices and the noise around NVDA sales to China are all legitimate tests of conviction for AI believers.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 26 Aug. 2025
Count Zaccheaus among the believers in that concept, evidenced by his big score Sunday night.
—Dan Wiederer, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2025
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“Believers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/believers. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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