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dare

[dair] / dɛər /
NOUN
challenge, defiance
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"I dare hope he is not the perpetrator of this heinous crime, because otherwise it would once again be a descent into hell, both for me and for his children."

From BBC

Not caution to the wind, but ambition and daring and breakneck speed.

From BBC

“I don’t dare to say they trained as much as the athletes, but they spent many, many days.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Skaters continued to perform the daring skill in exhibition performances.

From Los Angeles Times

It can make an unassuming desk worker appear daring and athletic—not to mention comfortable in elite social circles.

From The Wall Street Journal