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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
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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
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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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