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dare

[dair] / dɛər /
NOUN
challenge, defiance
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Perhaps the organizers thought the crowd wouldn’t dare boo during a patriotic hymn.

From Salon • Jun. 11, 2026

“I’ll never forget, he told me, ‘Byron, you’re only as good as you dare to be bad.’

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

Only dragons dare challenge the World Cup in the battle for streaming viewers this June.

From MarketWatch • May 31, 2026

How dare you reach a conclusion based on his words!

From Slate • May 30, 2026

We both feared it, I know we did, but did not dare speak of it.

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo




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