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audacious

[aw-dey-shuhs] / ɔˈdeɪ ʃəs /




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“Democracy is audacious, fragile, hopeful, experimental—and definitional to the United States,” the exhibition says.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 2, 2026

This motley pile, big enough to man a destroyer, is working together to literally support their sister’s audacious rise.

From Slate • Jun. 24, 2026

Yet “The Vampire Lestat” asks viewers to believe something as audacious as a centuries-old vampire still being able to captivate people, launch a music career and inspire a movement.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 20, 2026

It is both audacious and completely appropriate, but it is also a moment for the audience, it is a mountain top, it is a beacon of hope.

From Salon • May 28, 2026

Me, part of the inner circle but not quite as audacious, not as sparkling.

From "Girl in the Blue Coat" by Monica Hesse




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