believing
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The town is not only believing in a three-peat, they are counting on it.
From Los Angeles Times
Mueller took over at the FBI believing he would focus on bank robberies, drug cases and violent crime, which had been the bread-and-butter of his work as a federal prosecutor.
Belgrave told the jury earlier this month that he sold thousands of Twitter shares in July 2022, believing that Musk was no longer going to buy the platform because of his public posts and comments.
From BBC
The 18th-century French noble was the guy who got evolution wrong, believing that characteristics acquired during an organism’s life could be passed down directly to its descendants.
This even extended to believing they have emotions.
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