brave
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“We are in a brave new world of breathtakingly high prices and costs,” Johnson said.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 12, 2026
For those who were hoping for a brave new world, there may be disappointment.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
What’s chilling about “Disruption,” an absorbing ensemble drama by Andrew Stein about the brave new world of technology, is that its dark vision of machines wresting control of human destinies doesn’t feel fantastical or futuristic.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
“Very brave, he deserves it!” the president said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026
Peter would be proud of me, I thought as I worked—and was flooded by a wave of lonesomeness for that brave and cocksure boy.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
That’s when she braves the sport’s gnarliest crashes to master tricks so dangerous that her opponents won’t even dare to attempt them.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 11, 2026
Hansi Flick's - predominantly - young braves were confirmed as La Liga champions with a 2-0 win at Espanyol on Thursday, having already won the Copa del Rey in April.
From BBC ● May 15, 2025
Javier Galicia braves the bitter cold to clear snow from a sidewalk along 4th Ave. in Minneapolis.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 23, 2022
Pity the poor pedestrian who braves Seattle’s sidewalks.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 15, 2021
Muhammad braves that one pretty well against the reds from Michigan, the yellows from Ohio, the purples from Minnesota, the oranges from Iowa, and the greens from Indiana.
From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali
Others are salacious — the kind of letters we might write if we were braver, bolder, well, Eve Babitz.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 12, 2026
Nevertheless, the call from Angela Rayner, Sir Keir's former deputy, for Labour to take this as a "wake up call" and become "braver" was notably forthright.
From BBC ● Feb. 27, 2026
"If we want to make the change we were sent into government to make, we have to be braver," the Manchester MP added.
From Barron's ● Feb. 27, 2026
As usual, they are much braver when their names aren’t attached to their opinions.
From Salon ● Jan. 23, 2026
As the night goes on, the boys grow braver, daring to approach the girls and ask them to dance.
From "The Queen of Water" by Laura Resau
He is the loudest possible proof that you do not need a gun to be the bravest man on the hill.
From Salon ● Jul. 15, 2026
And when our best and bravest citizens are pushed to obey orders that they sense are wrong, the injury is compounded.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 16, 2025
It’s the bravest step, Moore says, because it requires self-compassion.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 2, 2025
It was the bravest of times, it was the priciest of times.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 2025
Her eyes were puffy from crying, but she managed to say, “He was probably the bravest friend I’ve ever had. He . . .” Then she saw me.
From "The Battle of the Labyrinth" by Rick Riordan
Mwiche Nalupumbwe, 26, was among hundreds who braved the morning chill to queue at polling stations well before they opened.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
Crowds of dedicated diners braved the 90-degree heat to line up around the ’50s-style restaurant and took in the sights, sounds and smells of Heart’s for one last time.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
Further west in the US, millions of Americans already braved the heat.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
In Washington on Friday morning, hundreds of people braved sizzling heat to visit the Great American State Fair taking place on the National Mall.
From Barron's ● Jul. 3, 2026
All told, perhaps ten thousand people braved the heat to witness just six minutes of racing—six minutes that would shatter the dreams of all but nine of the boys about to take to the water.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
While the thought of braving the outside world may feel like the last thing you want to do, daylight can be a saviour when you are tired.
From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026
She goes from wanting to be a trophy wife with nothing to do, to braving a world that isn’t built for her, dressing and acting like she already has a seat at the table.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 4, 2026
Are there places in New York worth braving a line?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 1, 2026
"Most people have this image of an intrepid explorer braving an isolated mountain or some other remote place, and stumbling across a creature that no one has ever seen before," Chan said.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 9, 2026
Me and Abby, braving the cold to go see the holiday lights together.
From "Five Feet Apart" by Rachael Lippincott
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