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"We are coming to that table constructively with pragmatism and some bold ideas," she said Monday.
From Barron's ● Nov. 9, 2026
Males have rows of bright orange spots along the front half of their bodies, followed by bold orange chevron patterns near the tail.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 8, 2026
But some are bold enough to walk away from a plum position, and there is an art to leaving the door open for a career comeback.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026
As I wrote just a few weeks ago, Los Angeles has long gone with the old for mayor, when they could have gone bold.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2026
I bumped her on the shoulder and grinned as she jotted it in bold all caps.
From "Hope Springs" by Jaime Berry
Since the start of the year, the organization has grown bolder.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 20, 2026
It was soon crossed out by another chalk artist who wrote “Lake Ontario” in bolder lines.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026
"We need to become bolder and more radical," a senior MP added.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
The bolder choice would have been to commit to expressing the despairing lessons of this world.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026
Some insects of bolder inventiveness have devised personal refrigeration systems.
From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck
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
But “Invitation to the Dance” is his boldest legacy to the dance world and deserves to be appreciated for its groundbreaking blend of dance and cinematic storytelling.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
Beyond that title, the boldest thing about the film is that Araki doesn’t condemn Erika or Elliot for their fling.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2026
Darwin had advanced the boldest new theory in biology, Owen wrote, without adequate experimental proof to support it; rather than fruit, he had provided “intellectual husks.”
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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