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dare

[dair] / dɛər /
NOUN
challenge, defiance
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They’re dead-set on excising any shagginess that doesn’t fit their hidebound worldview, attacking textbooks and museums that dare to push beyond a straightforward explanation.

From Salon Jul. 23, 2026

Many fans will dare to dream of a third consecutive final based on what we've seen this summer - but this time with a different outcome.

From BBC Jul. 17, 2026

“If a researcher knows their peer will be replicating their work next week, they simply won’t dare to cheat,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 2, 2026

"Ever since the fighting started in the Middle East, my profits have fallen, but I don't dare raise prices for my customers," he told AFP.

From Barron's Jun. 28, 2026

I did not dare to challenge the beast.

From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell

The Dare Market app allows people to challenge one another to complete dares for prizes or money, but discourages users from breaking any laws, Rose-Perfito said.

From Los Angeles Times May 8, 2026

So, Emily dares to eat a Big Arch—the whole thing—and the hosts talk about how this kind of PR cannot be bought.

From Slate Mar. 7, 2026

A potential Grand Slam decider in Paris awaits, with Borthwick openly saying he dares his side to dream of glory.

From BBC Feb. 2, 2026

To the viewer who actually dares to pay attention to a Netflix film, the repetition is shocking, practically comical.

From Salon Jan. 25, 2026

Who dares to place a mustache on his shoulder.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith

Authorities later covered the foundation of the 2019 statue with a plastic sheet, the resident said, adding: "No one has dared to complain."

From Barron's Jul. 18, 2026

There’s been something of a love-hate relationship between viewers and the show, which has sometimes dared its audience to keep watching.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 25, 2026

He dared to write what everyone already knew — that the Fever had instituted a “strategic management plan” to limit Clark’s games in the wake of injuries that cost her most of last season.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 7, 2026

It looked like relief that all had gone according to plan, despite widespread protests ahead of the election, when – astonishingly – some protestors had dared raise slogans calling for him to go.

From BBC May 30, 2026

I threw up the window sash and leaned out as far into the cool night as I dared.

From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron

Then the boat turned towards me, and stayed its pace, and floated slowly by within my hand’s reach, yet I durst not handle it.

From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien

I cannot, I durst not, belie my own soul, and commit so great a sin.

From Delusion, or The Witch of New England by Lee, Eliza Buckminster

But the door leading to her husband's room was locked, and she durst not call him, but with an indescribable sinking of heart awaited the endlessly distant dawn.

From The Slaves of the Padishah by J?kai, M?r

I had no open space before me; therefore I durst not let him go.

From Ladies on Horseback Learning, Park-Riding, and Hunting, with Hints upon Costume, and Numerous Anecdotes by Lambert, Nannie

Besides, the Spaniards flying from one place to another every day, and often changing woods, were jealous even of each other, so as the father durst scarce trust his own son.”

From The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 3 by Whymper, Frederick

Hermetically sealed tableaux of haughty models daring you to look away from their perfection.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 23, 2026

Jason's post, written alongside his brother Paul, said they will take comfort in "knowing that he lived life to the max. Knowing that in life it's either a daring adventure or nothing at all!"

From BBC Jul. 19, 2026

In 1985, the show held at the very same art museum caused a scandal for daring to bring fashion into the erudite ranks of a museum.

From Barron's Jul. 9, 2026

In an early scene in “Othello” the title character recalls in lush language how his recounting of the daring and dangerous exploits he endured as a warrior transfixed and moved his new wife, Desdemona:

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 9, 2026

At a time when middle-class women were expected to retire after they started a family, this was a daring decision.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield




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