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brave

[brayv] / breɪv /




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Still, he praised her as a "brave woman."

From Barron's ● Nov. 6, 2026

We all need to train ourselves to question everything, raise eyebrows, and employ a dose of cynicism to survive in our brave new AI world.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2026

Tom: Very brave of Carrick but also the right decision.

From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2026

“Having the Clark open, facing Hill Street — which can get rough — is so brave of them,” said Marsak.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

It’s like real life except more exciting and everyone is so brave.

From "Nim’s Island" by Wendy Orr

Young readers will cheer for the doughty girl, who braves the razored depths to haul the baby dragon to safety in this satisfying, sumptuously illustrated fable translated from the French by Alyson Waters.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2025

After a frankly weird hero’s journey in which she braves stormy seas and faces execution by the Seraphites, Ellie makes it to the abandoned aquarium to find Abby.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 26, 2025

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

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

She wrote about the need for governments to be "braver" in building big infrastructure projects and "clear eyed" about the risks and benefits AI would drive in advanced economies.

From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026

Still, she imposed what Norman Podhoretz called an “inordinate demand”: that Jews under Hitler be braver and nobler than ordinary people could be expected to be when murderers held all the power.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026

Rather than pointing the finger at PlayStations, 'no ball games' signage or rising pitch hire costs, Ian Wright called for a "bolder, braver vision" and suggested "somebody is letting down Scotland on a massive scale".

From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026

That’s what makes Pope Leo’s stance against a modern-day Babylon even braver.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 10, 2026

I say in a small voice, wishing I sounded braver.

From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston

“We’re trying to figure out who the 3% are, because they are the bravest people on earth.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

Fleet described it as the "bravest thing I've ever done" and offered her support to her successor.

From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026

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 she’s the bravest of them all on this night, so to speak.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 4, 2025

And here you thought that just deciding to keep living was the bravest thing you'd do this week.

From "The Serpent King" by Jeff Zentner

“We must do what we can to protect Brazil’s democracy,” said Karina da Silva Pereira, a 50-year-old lawyer in São Paulo, who braved torrential rains to vote for da Silva.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026

Although caution was the order of the day, some residents braved the outside world on Sunday to take stock of the situation.

From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026

A record-low 12,383 fans braved the heat at UCLA’s 2022 season opener and 14,093 the game after.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026

Protesters clashed with police as thousands of people braved stormy weather to demonstrate against a controversial private property bill outside the Argentine Senate on Thursday.

From Barron's ● Aug. 6, 2026

Audrey and I braved the mall two days before Christmas.

From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson

Very few people braving near-freezing conditions in Anchorage appeared concerned about the revelations first reported by The New York Times, which landed like a thunderclap in political circles thousands of miles away.

From Barron's ● Nov. 3, 2026

Digger enters that room like a gladiator braving the ring.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026

But either way, there’s no braving this journey alone.

From Salon ● Aug. 24, 2026

Scotland fans have arrived in American's Sunshine State in their thousands, braving extremely hot temperatures.

From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2026

Enlivened by this miracle, the dainty flowers braving the cold, he bustled about outside his log, setting things in order.

From "Abel's Island" by William Steig


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