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dare

[dair] / dɛər /
NOUN
challenge, defiance
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In an interview, Rose-Perfito, 29, argued that the speed running trend predated the dare post and rejected the legal threat from Scientology.

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026

And rather than hit the barricades and denounce people or say, “How dare you think that” and shut people down.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

At this year’s National People’s Congress, officials said the goal was to help people “be able to consume, dare to consume and be willing to consume.”

From Barron's • Apr. 27, 2026

Whatever your path, grief is a time to get gritty, nasty, and as low as you dare go.

From Slate • Apr. 23, 2026

‘He’d never dare come here,’ said a man’s hushed, frightened voice.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver




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