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courage

[kur-ij, kuhr-] / ˈkɜr ɪdʒ, ˈkʌr- /


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He worked up the courage to knock on the door.

From Slate Sep. 17, 2026

Later in that same conversation, he described the larger project — his cookbook, “The Choi of Cooking” — as learning to have “the courage to be kind to yourself.”

From Salon Sep. 15, 2026

It honors the courage to keep scientific inquiry faithful to its principles.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 13, 2026

At a public funeral in 2013, she spoke of her mother's courage in "putting herself on the line… for justice for all".

From BBC Sep. 11, 2026

What Chase saw was a sixth-grade girl with incredible courage.

From "Storm Runners" by Roland Smith




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