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And Meg was bold enough to be like, “We should do it at the Critics Choice Awards.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
A spokesperson for the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government said Prime Minister Andy Burnham had "set out a bold ambition to end homelessness and rough sleeping at the earliest opportunity".
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026
A bold idea, some flawed early studies, a fierce backlash – and then, years later, a quieter, more careful return to the question.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 7, 2026
The Daily Mail also leads with the Tories' announcement, calling it a "bold move".
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026
In any other situation, it would have been considered a bold transgression.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
"If inflation remains elevated, in my view, a potential series of small policy moves would be better than waiting and eventually concluding that even bolder actions were necessary," he said.
From Barron's ● Jul. 31, 2026
“If inflation remains elevated, in my view, a potential series of small policy moves would be better than waiting and eventually concluding that even bolder actions were necessary,” Kashkari said.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 31, 2026
“A potential series of small policy moves would be better than waiting and eventually concluding that even bolder actions were necessary,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
"I have become bolder as I have become older," he added.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
After the imposition of sharia, the Taliban became even bolder.
From "Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World" by Malala Yousafzai
Then, there is the new prime minister's boldest claim of all – that he will be "bringing forward the biggest changes in the last 40 years".
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
He then turned to content, growing Comcast’s stable of networks and making one of his boldest moves: a hostile bid to buy Disney.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026
“Over the past eight years, we built great things for the people of California — some of the boldest actions any government in this country has taken in a generation,” Newsom said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 30, 2026
IonQ: This is the largest publicly traded pure play by market capitalization—and one of the boldest.
From Barron's ● May 15, 2026
The way the Sibyl thought it necessary to start was calculated to frighten any but the boldest.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
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