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"It's time to take responsibility for making bold choices, even unpopular ones," he said earlier this year.
From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026
A senior source says: "His political will needs to be more bold than the machine around him – don't write cheques you can't cash."
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026
When one individual made the bold claim on X that it was “one of the best album intros ever,” Slayyyter was quick to respond with a simple “TRUE.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026
This would require your brother-in-law or his wife to vocalize a different desire, which would be quite bold.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 17, 2026
Nicholas of Cusa was bold enough to say that God must have done so.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
We need both candidates to be bolder, more creative, more convincing, and to tell us things we haven’t heard before.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 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
Investors wonder if Ternus will make bolder bets on new technologies, according to Bank of America analyst Wamsi Mohan.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 20, 2026
He had gotten bolder again now that he had a sword on his belt, even though it was just a shortsword and he handled it like a cleaver.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
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
“Lanterns,” which unfolds across two timelines, is the boldest entry so far in James Gunn’s remade DC Universe.
From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2026
Two of California’s boldest aerospace innovators joined forces to unveil an autonomous attack aircraft Monday.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
So instead of acknowledging applause, I stand there unmoving while they take part in the boldest form of dissent they can manage.
From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins
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