in the belief that
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: believing that
She bought the rug in the belief that it was a real antique, not a fake.
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Tens of thousands of Gaza residents displaced by Israel’s military offensive now live in these schools, seeking refuge in classrooms and school courtyards in the belief that living under the U.N. flag would protect them.
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Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor, 29 Oct. 2024
Russia has persevered with inefficient and costly strategies, perhaps in the belief that in the end its size and readiness to accept sacrifices will tell.
—Lawrence D. Freedman, Foreign Affairs, 17 Feb. 2023
More exotic theories include that the CIA concealed evidence of Soviet complicity in the assassination in the belief that exposure of this would inexorably lead to a nuclear holocaust.
—Makena Kelly, WIRED, 10 Oct. 2024
Since the late 1960s, progressives have supported the expansion of financial aid for college in the belief that a college degree was the key to expanding the American Dream.
—Paul Weinstein Jr., Forbes, 18 Sep. 2024
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Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor, 29 Oct. 2024
Russia has persevered with inefficient and costly strategies, perhaps in the belief that in the end its size and readiness to accept sacrifices will tell.
—Lawrence D. Freedman, Foreign Affairs, 17 Feb. 2023
More exotic theories include that the CIA concealed evidence of Soviet complicity in the assassination in the belief that exposure of this would inexorably lead to a nuclear holocaust.
—Makena Kelly, WIRED, 10 Oct. 2024
Since the late 1960s, progressives have supported the expansion of financial aid for college in the belief that a college degree was the key to expanding the American Dream.
—Paul Weinstein Jr., Forbes, 18 Sep. 2024
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“In the belief that.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20the%20belief%20that. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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