emboldened
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They may even feel emboldened to misbehave again.
From Slate • Jun. 8, 2026
China's President Xi Jinping made a rare visit to North Korea on Monday, where he met an emboldened Kim Jong Un who has drawn closer to Moscow while expanding his country's nuclear weapons programme.
From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026
Instead, it emboldened a new generation of fakers who saw the easy money he made off eager buyers and realized that others involved in the fraud weren’t held accountable.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026
After years of sketches, she was emboldened to finish the song after running into front man Lupe Esparza at 2022’s Bésame Mucho festival, who encouraged her to send a demo.
From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026
The ruling allowed black students to anticipate a different future and emboldened a few of them to try to make it happen.
From "Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice" by Phillip Hoose
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