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embolden

[em-bohl-dn] / ɛmˈboʊl dn /


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Over time, they became emboldened, and at least one pierced both eggs.

From Los Angeles Times

The question is whether it will embolden Washington as it seeks effective control of infrastructure assets owned or controlled by Chinese companies.

From Barron's

The question is whether it will embolden Washington as it seeks effective control of infrastructure assets owned or controlled by Chinese companies.

From Barron's

The detainees have been emboldened by the changes beyond the wire, she says.

From BBC

The SDF fears that a withdrawal by the U.S. military would “embolden the groups that are attacking the Kurdish region now,” Ahmed said.

From The Wall Street Journal