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believers

noun

plural of believer

as in religionists

one who professes a religious faith for believers, it was sufficient proof that a miracle had occurred

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Recent Examples of believers One group of investors, who remain long-term believers in AI value, is choosing to shift from semiconductors to hyper-scale cloud service providers, betting their earnings will continue to beat expectations in the next earnings season. — CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026 And the Jeffrey Epstein files, which have exposed the late financier’s private network and financial dealings, have only lent credence to QAnon theories among believers. — Matthew N. Hannah, The Conversation, 25 Aug. 2026 At Rimini’s Catholic festival, Leo urges believers to confront unjust economic and technological systems, asserting that ‘there can be no enemies’ and hailing young Catholics as a hopeful antidote to despair. — Giada Zampano, Los Angeles Times, 22 Aug. 2026 Not all democratic socialists, meaning believers in the political philosophy, are members of the organization Democratic Socialists of America. — Emily R. Condon, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2026 Official development assistance measures what donor governments spend; it was never designed to capture what believers give. — Alaa Murabit, STAT, 20 Aug. 2026 But for believers and non-believers alike, the park is undeniably a landmark — and strictly one of a kind. — Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 16 Aug. 2026 Thousands visit daily — tourists from across China and local Buddhist believers who pray and leave offerings, including money. — ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026 But as was the case in 2022, Kulich has a lot of believers in Buffalo. — Matthew Fairburn, New York Times, 30 July 2026

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religionists

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Thus, OKing vaccines may inadvertently embolden individuals to make further changes and cajole co-religionists to condone those changes for the whole group.

— Cory Anderson, STAT, 6 Mar. 2026

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