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Several officials have urged the central bank to weigh rate increases this year, and a strong June jobs report on Thursday could embolden some to press for a hike.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 2026

Another win would embolden the government to pursue more companies’ international maneuvers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 21, 2026

In fact, sources have said it will embolden them to drive Everton forward and back towards the top echelons of the Premier League.

From BBC ● Jun. 10, 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

We planned to launch a foundation as well, one whose mission would be to encourage and embolden a new generation of leaders.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama

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

"But if it fizzles out, then it emboldens politicians to do what they want," he noted.

From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2025

Inaction only emboldens the Truman’s enemies, which in this case include gravity and potentially an octopus, and encourages further mischief.

From Slate ● May 8, 2025

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

From Salon ● Apr. 15, 2025

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

At the same time, German industry has become "emboldened" by massive domestic hikes in defence expenditure, meaning it's less likely to make concessions it didn't see as feasible, observes Bergs.

From BBC ● Jun. 9, 2026

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

Fender was emboldened by a German court ruling that declared the Stratocaster a copyrightable work of art.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 27, 2026

Somehow Ben was emboldened with enough confidence to walk up to the other guys and offer handshakes.

From "Paper Towns" by John Green

Benson Zimba, a Zambian environmental activist, said a soft approach by the government toward Sino-Metals risks emboldening Chinese mining companies to flout environmental laws.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 1, 2026

A publication that once stood for truth and justice, emboldening reporters like Bernstein and Woodward to uncover corruption, was now wantonly flaunting its own rot.

From Salon ● Mar. 7, 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

Allowing agents to mask indiscriminately doesn’t just protect them; it also risks emboldening them to stretch the boundaries of the law.

From Slate ● Jun. 17, 2025

There is nothing in the style, the transitions, or the sentiments, which represents the passions of a man emboldening himself to address his sovereign personally.

From Literary Remains, Volume 1 by Coleridge, Samuel Taylor