would have one believe
idiom
: want/expect someone to believe (something)
They would have us believe that all these problems can be fixed by raising taxes.
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Despite what right-wing dog whistles would have one believe, irreversible procedures like top surgery are performed on individuals under the age of 18 in only the rarest of cases.
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Alex Morris, Rolling Stone, 20 Feb. 2025
Russia is almost certainly capable of cyberattacks of greater scale and consequence than events in Ukraine would have one believe.
—David Cattler, Foreign Affairs, 6 Apr. 2022
The two classes of litigation have less in common than those supporting the analogy would have one believe.
—Daniel Markind, Forbes, 25 May 2021
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Alex Morris, Rolling Stone, 20 Feb. 2025
Russia is almost certainly capable of cyberattacks of greater scale and consequence than events in Ukraine would have one believe.
—David Cattler, Foreign Affairs, 6 Apr. 2022
The two classes of litigation have less in common than those supporting the analogy would have one believe.
—Daniel Markind, Forbes, 25 May 2021
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“Would have one believe.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/would%20have%20one%20believe. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.
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