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dare

[dair] / dɛər /
NOUN
challenge, defiance
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Once people found somewhere to leave their cars, they didn’t dare move them.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026

His supporters argue that the party's ruling committee would not dare do that again, given the mood in the party, but members of the committee have told the BBC they would block Burnham.

From BBC • May 10, 2026

Rao is “essentially juggling how aggressive do we dare bet ahead?” said Reed Hastings, a co-founder of Netflix and Anthropic board member.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

“As Alabamians,” she told them, “we dare defend our rights.”

From Slate • May 4, 2026

He kept his eyes on the ground and did not dare so much as to make way for the ghosts passing around him as he waited to reach his stop.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny




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