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believed

  • past participle
    of believe.
    believe
    verb (used without object)
    to have confidence in the truth, the existence, or the reliability of something, although without absolute proof that one is right in doing so.
  • past tense form
    of believe.
    believe
    verb (used without object)
    to have confidence in the truth, the existence, or the reliability of something, although without absolute proof that one is right in doing so.

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Lam, himself a former Samoan international, told Bristol's website, external he believed the club could help provide support to Auvaa and was the right place for him to develop on and off the field.

From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026

He has long believed better relations between the United States and Russia would be good for both countries, no matter who’s in power in Moscow.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2026

Compared with participants who had not read the explanation, DARVO-educated participants believed the victim more and supported the perpetrator less.

From Salon ● Oct. 26, 2026

Long believed to have a uniform crystal structure, the material actually contains a complex patchwork of different atomic arrangements.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 25, 2026

For the first time since we’d come to Amsterdam, I believed that this might all work out.

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler