boldface
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He has tangled with authorities in multiple states and broadcasts his moves on social media, including to boldface followers like Loomer and the musician Moby.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 7, 2026
Yet the cavalcade of boldface names and industry players never ends.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 3, 2026
But many outlets, such as this one, presented the speech with the lines used in the ad in boldface, so anyone could see there was no misrepresentation of Reagan’s general feelings about trade and tariffs.
From Salon ● Oct. 29, 2025
He never enjoyed the boldface fame of his peers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2024
Other terms seem to be introduced with no rationale other than that they look impressive when printed in boldface type inside a little box in the middle of the page.
From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos
The text of “Service Ready” comes laced with boldfaced aphorisms.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 10, 2026
But it’s unclear how much the streaming service, known for specials by boldfaced names like John Mulaney and Adam Sandler, cares about minting stars.
From New York Times ● Dec. 1, 2023
“The English” is populated with an impressive cast, particularly boldfaced names of Great Britain and Ireland like Blunt, Ciaran Hinds, Toby Jones and Stephen Rea.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 11, 2022
At least one group had hoped the guidelines would retain numerical caps in one of the boldfaced recommendations for prescribers.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 3, 2022
Look at them boys, now! why, if they ain't smellin' at the roses, the boldfaced brats.
From "Some Say" Neighbours in Cyrus by Laura Elizabeth Howe Richards
Rather it’s a purposefully rousing homage to the ideals of journalistic independence, governmental accountability and gender equality that isn’t averse to underlining, italicizing and boldfacing why those principles are more important than ever.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 6, 2017
He says Indeed tried to find a way to keep it on the label just by boldfacing the first letters of Lavender Sunflower Date.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 9, 2016
But when historians chronicle the early 2000s, Hurlburt gambles, they’ll be boldfacing “War on Terror” in their textbooks.
From Time ● Feb. 15, 2013
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