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On the eve of the summit's close in Yerevan, UN biodiversity chief Astrid Schomaker said countries "must be bold and innovative to find common ground".
From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026
It serves as a portal into McGee’s artistic life: Framed messages, photographs of friends, colorful, textile-inspired imagery and his father’s sketches of cars on napkins are grouped together in a bold display.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026
The artwork, including Anne's moment, are painted in a child-like style and in bold and bright colours.
From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026
In response, Casey in 1954 outlined a bold vision for a transformed company.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
Ella's name glimmered in big, bold letters as an image of her father tipping his top hat played like a tiny hologram right before their eyes.
From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton
But bolder, and more ready than ever to continue the fight for freedom.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2026
Economists note that bolder fiscal stimulus is needed to sustain China’s current reflation trajectory.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026
The paper also says the prime minister wants "bolder devolution", including for parts of the country without elected mayors.
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026
On the train to Ukraine, Burnham met EU Council President Antonio Costa, telling him "the UK had to be bolder in terms of getting closer to the bloc", according to Downing Street.
From Barron's ● Sep. 2, 2026
Sounding bolder than I felt, I said, “Why’d you offer to leave, Miss Love? I thought you were hopin’ if you were honest about it, he’d let you stay.”
From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns
Moreover, even a consumer-goods manufacturer’s boldest creations can be mimicked by a retailer’s private label.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 16, 2026
In the boldest move yet globally to curb the rise of fast fashion, France is set to impose per-item fees on Shein, Temu and other platforms deemed by the legislation to engage in "ultra-fast fashion".
From Barron's ● Aug. 24, 2026
On the day Arsenal appointed Mikel Arteta, back in 2019, the London club was taking one of its boldest gambles in more than a century of history.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 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
Patchface covered his ears, Princess Shireen pressed her face into her mother’s furs, and the boldest of the queen’s knights moved forward, steel in hand.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
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