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dare

[dair] / dɛər /
NOUN
challenge, defiance
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Then the Supreme Court spanked them for it and said: How dare you keep applying actual law?

From Slate • Jun. 1, 2026

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

From MarketWatch • May 31, 2026

A man who hasn't been able to contact his brother since the blast told AFP he did not dare to tell his parents that his brother was missing.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

“We dare you to market this,” says André, 43, lounging in basketball shorts in a piano classroom at Colburn two days before the show.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026

At nine, Coogie ate a June bug on a dare.

From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney




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