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leap of faith

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  1. A belief or trust in something intangible or incapable of being proved. For example, It required a leap of faith to pursue this unusual step of transplanting an animals' heart into a human patient.

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That’s an essential ingredient to building electoral support for changes that often feel like a huge leap of faith when voters are accustomed to the false security of the status quo.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

If so, this quite a leap of faith.

From Slate • Mar. 2, 2026

Writing this email and, hopefully, having your brother attend a therapy or mediation together is the first, giant leap of faith to healing your relationship.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 21, 2025

A spokesman for Mr Barrowman, who is also from Glasgow, described the judgement a "whitewash", while Mone said it required a "quantum leap of faith".

From BBC • Oct. 1, 2025

I wanted very much to be calmed by these assurances but could never quite manage the necessary leap of faith.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson

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