daring
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Cruise’s ambition is moot if he’s otherwise resigned himself to crowd-pleasers, making his occasional enterprising choices look even more daring.
From Salon ● Oct. 9, 2026
But when a formative trauma is provided to a character who was supposed to be born bad, it simply feels like Ms. Kazan ran out of daring.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
Diana wore the daring off-the-shoulder gown to a gala dinner in London in 1994 on the day that her husband, now the king, admitted during a TV interview to being unfaithful.
From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026
Taken at a gangster party in City Terrace in 1996, the author and her big sister Maria stare stone-faced, as if daring us to read.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
It was a characteristic speech, and sounded daring, but audacity becomes young people, and Amy’s ambition had a good foundation.
From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
Vocabulary lists containing daring
Vocabulary from Donald Trump's Victory Speech, November 9, 2016
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