dare
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"Don't you dare think the Australian fruits and ours are the same. Ignorance is pathetic," said one social media comment.
From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026
But even if they hadn’t fallen, I dare say that Apple’s focus on hardware over software would have been the right one.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 2, 2026
Angharad Evans describes herself as a "nervous swimmer" who dare not even let herself think of getting a medal.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
“This sentence delivers on that promise to hold those accountable who dare to interfere or attack federal agents. Don’t do it.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026
The cold made his eyes ache, but he didn’t dare shut them.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
One former army officer, who defected to the opposition three years ago, told the BBC she only dares leave the room she rents in Mae Sot twice a month.
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026
And, more than ever before, he proved that his hold on the peloton is so suffocating that no one even dares attack him anymore.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026
So, Emily dares to eat a Big Arch—the whole thing—and the hosts talk about how this kind of PR cannot be bought.
From Slate ● Mar. 7, 2026
To the viewer who actually dares to pay attention to a Netflix film, the repetition is shocking, practically comical.
From Salon ● Jan. 25, 2026
The man dares to meet Grandfather’s gaze with an obsequious grin.
From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir
Except, as every theater that has lately dared put on a show created by new, experimental or unknown artists knows, it can feel like an insurmountable task.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026
Authorities later covered the foundation of the 2019 statue with a plastic sheet, the resident said, adding: "No one has dared to complain."
From Barron's ● Jul. 18, 2026
There’s been something of a love-hate relationship between viewers and the show, which has sometimes dared its audience to keep watching.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026
For a few minutes against Germany on 14 June they dared to dream after equalising before falling away and losing 7-1.
From BBC ● Jun. 20, 2026
He stayed in for as long as he dared, but up above, “a big ash cloud way up flashed hundreds of red lightning bolts.”
From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone
Then the boat turned towards me, and stayed its pace, and floated slowly by within my hand’s reach, yet I durst not handle it.
From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien
As their master durst not then reside in Jerusalem, he retired towards the banks of the sea of Galilee, where they joined him.
From Ecce Homo! A Critical Inquiry into the History of Jesus of Nazareth: Being a Rational Analysis of the Gospels by Paul Henry Thiry Baron d' Holbach
Ismail Pasha's army seemed rather to be retreating than approaching, and from Kucsuk and his son he durst not hope for assistance, as they were his personal enemies.
From The Slaves of the Padishah by M?r J?kai
Tököly's servant durst not go to sleep on the off-chance of awaking at dawn in order to arouse his master, and so the sky had scarcely begun to grow grey when he routed him up.
From The Slaves of the Padishah by M?r J?kai
His behavior was exceedingly reserved; he durst not even wag his tail for fear of giving offence, but he glanced at me in the meekest, humblest entreaty ever dog did.
From The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine by E. Rameur
"To take on such a daring challenge to support our team is amazing," Sims added.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
It always finds a way to reinvent itself — to become more daring, to fuse and bastardize.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026
Plus, we look at new fronts erupting in the Iran war, and a daring mission to recover American POWs from the ocean floor.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
The most daring, the most violent, the "person in the top gear", as one 23-year-old put it, has a chance -- albeit slim -- of rising through the ranks.
From Barron's ● Jul. 13, 2026
“Yeah, I like it,” I tell her loudly, daring her to say something.
From "Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero" by Kelly J. Baptist
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