daredevil
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Hundreds of spectators gathered at the base of the 101-storey tower to watch Alex Honnold, 40, embark on his daredevil feat, which was also broadcast live on Netflix.
From Barron's ● Jan. 25, 2026
In chaotic situations, he says, the brain of the average daredevil doesn’t produce much cortisol, a chemical involved in the fight or flight response.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 23, 2026
Not everyone goes to the theater to be wowed by verbal pyrotechnics or daredevil plot high jinks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 30, 2025
Unless you’re a daredevil who loves to incur risk, most of the time you should bet against beta.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 23, 2025
I decided not to remind him that riding a moped might be considered a daredevil stunt by some.
From "The Season of Styx Malone" by Kekla Magoon
For the daredevils who live to test the boundaries of automotive performance and push their 200-mph machines to the brink, it is the equivalent of being stuck in third gear.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 1, 2026
Monday's Republic Day parade featured Russian helicopters and planes, alongside dancers and motorcycle daredevils.
From Barron's ● Jan. 28, 2026
It was a white-knuckle, high-wire business fit only for daredevils.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2025
Mountain goats are high-elevation daredevils, learning to balance upon the steepest of rocky edifices soon after they are born.
From New York Times ● May 1, 2024
Nobody but Morgan and his daredevils could rise out of the ground like that in the very midst of enemies when they were supposed to be hundreds of mlles away in Tennessee.
From The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come by John Fox
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