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While the straight-set scoreline will embolden the critics, Williams did make Tagger - a rising talent who is predicted to have a bright future at the very top - work hard.

From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026

Another parade through the streets of downtown Los Angeles this fall would only embolden their efforts.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026

Joshua Burt, a regional director for the Anti-Defamation League, called the suggested sentence “woefully inadequate” and said he feared it would embolden violence against the Jewish community.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 7, 2026

And compared to previous incidents, the US response to the latest spat "has been muted so far, which may embolden China", said Lin and Govella.

From BBC ● Feb. 16, 2026

If he called and tried to negotiate, it might embolden Vincent to make more demands.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

The pattern is familiar: Elites hesitate to name antisemitism clearly for fear of inflaming tensions, only to discover that ambiguity emboldens extremists rather than restraining them.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 14, 2025

Lower-court judges should criticize these decisions because that emboldens people in the academy to write articles saying: “Yes, this is very bad. This should be anti-canonized.”

From Slate ● Oct. 6, 2025

Yossy Arefi, who adds lemon for brightness—it emboldens the earthiness of the carrots.

From Salon ● Apr. 15, 2025

But DeBerry and others contend that it is the failure of police to make arrests that emboldens criminals.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 6, 2024

Still, it emboldens her to do another thing she hasn’t been able to do—to see what she’s been missing.

From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti

"As he gets used to something, he becomes more emboldened by it," Furphy said.

From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026

Farage's allies say he has been both emboldened and re-energised by this race, and it is not difficult to work out why.

From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026

Instead, the conflict has emboldened Iran’s leaders and mobilized their supporters.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2026

Karim, another would-be migrant turned back, said news of some successful crossings emboldened many to make their own attempt.

From Barron's ● Jul. 31, 2026

I do not know what emboldened me—perhaps it was his silence.

From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya

SpaceX’s historic offering in June went surprisingly smoothly despite its giant size, emboldening many companies to push forward with IPOs in the second-half of the year, according to people familiar with the matter.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026

Forming a sanctuary for themselves was just as important to the troupe as emboldening others’ desire.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 2, 2026

But that’s what filmmaking is all about: surprising us, emboldening the viewer to the hard, emotionally exhausting things they never thought possible.

From Salon ● May 25, 2026

Over the past week, investors paid particular attention as four out of the “Magnificent Seven” megacap tech stocks reported earnings, with results that spooked some investors while emboldening others.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 2, 2025

In thus taking up our stand against what we believe to be wrong, we may be, imperceptibly to ourselves, emboldening others, who are secretly waiting for some such lead.

From Men of the Bible; Some Lesser-Known Characters by George Milligan