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• In the 1950s, her father, Dave Sime, was widely believed to have been the fastest man in the world.
  — Francesca Gariano, Peoplemag, 9 Sep. 2024
• It was widely believed the Aztecs were doing that with eyes on joining the Pac-12.
  — Kevin Reynolds, The Salt Lake Tribune, 20 July 2023
• If the Princes in the Tower were dead, as was widely believed at the time, then Elizabeth should have been next in line to the throne.
  — Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Mar. 2023
• This was, at one time, widely believed to be MDMA’s year.
  — Jamie Ducharme, TIME, 12 Aug. 2024
• It is widely believed that there are a few ghosts still lurking in the infamous prison.
  — Elizabeth Rhodes, Travel + Leisure, 6 July 2023
• Once the captain of Swift’s fabled squad, Kloss is widely believed to have fallen out with Swift sometime in the mid-2010s.
  — Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 10 Aug. 2023
• Put simply, that means there is a lot less precision to a poll than widely believed.
  — Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 8 Nov. 2023
• It's widely believed that the average person speaks over 7,000 words a day.
  — John Lowe, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2024
• The nation was one of the last to criminalize slavery, and the practice is widely believed to persist in parts of the country.
  — Jake Offenhartz, Fortune, 21 Aug. 2023
• This is widely believed to be the first time the date for pitchers and catchers reporting is before the Super Bowl.
  — Juliette Arcodia, NBC News, 9 Feb. 2024
• And while it was widely believed to be the last film from the famed animator, Miyazaki appears to have other ideas.
  — Andrew Webster, The Verge, 17 Oct. 2023
• It’s widely believed that the country will receive at least 24 fighter jets in total.
  — Interesting Engineering, 24 June 2024
• To get around this it is widely believed that Russia has been paying huge premiums to buy aging oil tankers.
  — David Cay Johnston, The New Republic, 30 Mar. 2023
• It is widely believed that Yeats had painted himself and his wife prominently within the crowd.
  — John Branch, New York Times, 2 May 2024
• It is not widely believed that Archimedes used a single parabolic mirror, as it cannot be aimed the same way a flat mirror can.
  — Taylor Nicioli, CNN, 8 Mar. 2024
• The controlling conservative bloc of the Supreme Court is widely believed to have taken the case with the intent of curtailing Chevron.
  — Charlie Savage, New York Times, 18 Jan. 2024
• That 2019 incident is widely believed to be the first time an Arizona official had displayed a pride flag at the Capitol.
  — The Arizona Republic, 1 June 2023
• Details of the album, due March 29, are still emerging, but it’s widely believed to focus on country music.
  — David Browne, Rolling Stone, 13 Feb. 2024
• The hit to household budgets is ill-timed for the overall economy, Jefferies says, because the United States is widely believed to be on the brink of a recession.
  — Collin Binkley, Chicago Tribune, 9 June 2023
• It is widely believed that that date will be delated, as Trump asks the court to rule on questions of evidence and other legal issues.
  — Politifact Staff Writer, Dallas News, 1 Aug. 2023
• But it was widely believed inside the network that some loyal viewers abandoned the network over the decision.
  — Stephen Battaglio, Los Angeles Times, 18 Jan. 2024
• One son, Rustam, is the chair of the National Assembly of Tajikistan and widely believed to be his father’s successor.
  — Marlene Laruelle, Foreign Affairs, 14 May 2024
• During Halley’s time, it was widely believed that comets only pass through our solar system once.
  — Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Oct. 2023
• Urías was widely believed to be in line for a nine-figure contract entering his final season under the Dodgers’ control last year.
  — Dylan Hernández, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2024
• Redick is working the NBA Finals as a television analyst, and it’s widely believed that is playing a role in how everyone will proceed in the closing stages of the search.
  — Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2024
• The huge space rock known as the Chicxulub impactor is widely believed to have ended the reign of non-avian dinosaurs, altering the planet's climate and paving the way for mammals to rise from the proverbial ashes.
  — Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 16 Aug. 2024
• The succession race is on at , after the abrupt departure of a top executive widely believed to have been in line for the healthcare company’s top job.
  — Peter Loftus, WSJ, 4 Dec. 2023
• It is widely believed that the Fed should not regulate interest rates in accordance with the 2% target because the target is outdated and needs to be raised.
  — Vinamrata Chaturvedi, Quartz, 13 May 2024
• Widespread concern The ailing property sector is widely believed to lie at the root of China’s numerous economic woes.
  — Juliana Liu, CNN, 17 Oct. 2024
• The site of the shooting, which is widely believed to have been an assassination plot coordinated with the FBI, is also one of the sites receiving a historical marker.
  — Karina Atkins, Chicago Tribune, 27 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 16 Nov 2024