leap of faith
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Alex McKechnie chuckles at the leap of faith he took when he packed up almost all his belongings in Glasgow and booked a one-way flight to Vancouver, Canada on 7 September 1974.
From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026
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
Even though she’s a trained singer, with film credits including “Mamma Mia!” and “Les Misérables,” this peculiar religious epic required an enormous leap of faith.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 24, 2025
It was an enormous leap of faith to give them arrows, even if the tips were blunted.
From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas
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