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dare

[dair] / dɛər /
NOUN
challenge, defiance
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“I’ll never forget, he told me, ‘Byron, you’re only as good as you dare to be bad.’

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

Now it has spread to a forested area where health workers, who are already coping with short supplies and local suspicions, dare not venture.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

Only dragons dare challenge the World Cup in the battle for streaming viewers this June.

From MarketWatch • May 31, 2026

How dare you reach a conclusion based on his words!

From Slate • May 30, 2026

Amid the sorrow of our departure, I allow myself to savor its beauty and dare to imagine for a moment that I am an explorer going in search of new lands.

From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar




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