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an idea that is believed to be true or valid without positive knowledge
held deep convictions about life after death
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The lesson here is that staying true to a brand’s convictions earns the long-term loyalty of customers who share the same values.
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Tripp Westbrook, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
During the next 22 years, she was involved in a cavalcade of mostly low-level criminal cases, including a trio of burglary convictions, a grand theft conviction and a shoplifting conviction.
—Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
The wire-to-wire expungement assistance is available only for Santa Clara County Superior Court convictions, though staff will guide people who have out-of-county records.
—Robert Salonga, The Mercury News, 8 Dec. 2024
Under today’s Pisces first quarter moon, you’re pressured to defend your convictions.
—USA TODAY, 8 Dec. 2024
Other convictions require a judge’s approval, which is where the students’ work comes in to produce a petition for review.
—Robert Salonga, The Mercury News, 8 Dec. 2024
Pardons do not wipe convictions from a person’s record, but instead eliminate some, but not all, penalties associated with a conviction.
—Sara Dorn, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
The pardon, announced last Sunday, covered Hunter's charges of gun possession and tax evasion, which led to convictions earlier in 2024.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 8 Dec. 2024
His adult life spiraled into homelessness, psychiatric hospitalizations, drug abuse and criminal convictions, including assaults at subway stations.
—Philip Marcelo, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2024
Tripp Westbrook, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
During the next 22 years, she was involved in a cavalcade of mostly low-level criminal cases, including a trio of burglary convictions, a grand theft conviction and a shoplifting conviction.
—Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
The wire-to-wire expungement assistance is available only for Santa Clara County Superior Court convictions, though staff will guide people who have out-of-county records.
—Robert Salonga, The Mercury News, 8 Dec. 2024
Under today’s Pisces first quarter moon, you’re pressured to defend your convictions.
—USA TODAY, 8 Dec. 2024
Other convictions require a judge’s approval, which is where the students’ work comes in to produce a petition for review.
—Robert Salonga, The Mercury News, 8 Dec. 2024
Pardons do not wipe convictions from a person’s record, but instead eliminate some, but not all, penalties associated with a conviction.
—Sara Dorn, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
The pardon, announced last Sunday, covered Hunter's charges of gun possession and tax evasion, which led to convictions earlier in 2024.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 8 Dec. 2024
His adult life spiraled into homelessness, psychiatric hospitalizations, drug abuse and criminal convictions, including assaults at subway stations.
—Philip Marcelo, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2024
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“Convictions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/convictions. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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