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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
Trouble is, Wallace believes many traditional automakers don’t yet have the necessary data about their own batteries to take this step.
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James Morris, WIRED, 8 Dec. 2024
Despite struggling on offense this season, Mahomes still believes Kansas City have a chance to win their third Super Bowl title in a row.
—Ben Morse, CNN, 8 Dec. 2024
He is believed to have left New York City soon after Thompson's death.
—Stepheny Price, Fox News, 8 Dec. 2024
Hogg believes that the use of Luangwa Gin and Vodka during these moments adds an extra layer of meaning to the experience.
—Rachel King, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
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James Morris, WIRED, 8 Dec. 2024
Despite struggling on offense this season, Mahomes still believes Kansas City have a chance to win their third Super Bowl title in a row.
—Ben Morse, CNN, 8 Dec. 2024
He is believed to have left New York City soon after Thompson's death.
—Stepheny Price, Fox News, 8 Dec. 2024
Hogg believes that the use of Luangwa Gin and Vodka during these moments adds an extra layer of meaning to the experience.
—Rachel King, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
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If an insurer drops a provider from its network, patients may have to find a new clinician that accepts their insurance or pay up to tens of thousands of dollars a year out of pocket for the therapy.Annie Waldman, CNN, 14 Dec. 2024
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For many who reached the highest rungs of Hollywood’s biggest companies, the most humbling thing to accept is the loss of the perks that come with working for a network or studio.Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 14 Dec. 2024
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Luis Robert Jr is the dream, but who knows what the Sox are thinking.C. Trent Rosecrans, The Athletic, 10 Dec. 2024
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Well, the philosopher Schopenhauer thought music resonated with the will, the unconscious will.Sean Illing, Vox, 9 Dec. 2024
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For occasional or seasonal consumption or lower levels of contamination, more research is needed to understand how lead in spices would affect lead levels in the blood.Katarzyna Kordas, Discover Magazine, 7 Dec. 2024
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Testing can help officials understand which farms and cows are infected, and how the virus is moving between them, said Matthew Moore, an assistant professor in the department of food science at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.Dani Blum, New York Times, 7 Dec. 2024
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Players get six attempts to guess a five-letter word.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 7 Dec. 2024
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Fans had been wrongly guessing the singer would announce the rerecording of the album all year. Don't miss any Taylor Swift news; sign up for the free, weekly newsletter This Swift Beat.Bryan West, USA TODAY, 7 Dec. 2024
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The company takes Clover’s powerful architecture a step further with features competitors lack.Chris Gallagher, USA TODAY, 16 Dec. 2024
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Notifications come through swiftly and include a still image, video quality is excellent, even at night, and the indoor hub takes a microSD card and doubles as a chime.Simon Hill, WIRED, 15 Dec. 2024
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Hear 21-year-old Taylor Swift get 'overwhelmed' imagining life in her 30s in new audio from 60 Minutes in 2011 Champagne problems Friendship bracelets weren't the only tradition to pop up again on the Eras Tour.Lauren Huff, EW.com, 7 Dec. 2024
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None of us could imagine replacing our beloved coffee with something that tasted like dirt.Robert Johnson, Rolling Stone, 6 Dec. 2024
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Please consider a subscription to get unlimited digital access.Elissa Robinson, Detroit Free Press, 8 Dec. 2024
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This holiday season, consider switching your phone plan to one of the top-tier offers available at Visible by Verizon.Kasey Caminiti, USA TODAY, 8 Dec. 2024
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“Believe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/believe. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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