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bold

[bohld] / boʊld /




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Even some of the most breathless SpaceX bulls aren’t sure CEO Elon Musk will be able to achieve the bold targets he’s laid out for the company’s artificial-intelligence business.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 21, 2026

“I hope he takes those bold moves, because California needs it.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026

But if they see enough people doing it, they may just be bold enough to do the same.

From Salon ● Oct. 14, 2026

Ke, who’d come along, began to coach his sibling, making bold expressions and gestures and encouraging David to copy him.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

And one bold enough to stand on the Barteljorisstraat after curfew?

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

The bolder choice would have been to commit to expressing the despairing lessons of this world.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026

“If inflation remains elevated, in my view, a potential series of small policy moves would be better than waiting and eventually concluding that even bolder actions were necessary,” Kashkari said.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 31, 2026

“A potential series of small policy moves would be better than waiting and eventually concluding that even bolder actions were necessary,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026

"If inflation remains elevated, in my view, a potential series of small policy moves would be better than waiting and eventually concluding that even bolder actions were necessary," he said.

From Barron's ● Jul. 31, 2026

The cows that had been lying around roused themselves, and the bolder ones slowly lumbered over in our direction, One of them stepped right up to nuzzle us like a big cat.

From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan

Moreover, even a consumer-goods manufacturer’s boldest creations can be mimicked by a retailer’s private label.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 16, 2026

“Lanterns,” which unfolds across two timelines, is the boldest entry so far in James Gunn’s remade DC Universe.

From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2026

He then turned to content, growing Comcast’s stable of networks and making one of his boldest moves: a hostile bid to buy Disney.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026

“Over the past eight years, we built great things for the people of California — some of the boldest actions any government in this country has taken in a generation,” Newsom said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 30, 2026

Nala, the world’s bravest and boldest border collie, bounded through the brambles.

From "Dog Squad" by Chris Grabenstein


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