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Some analysts argue that a finding Myanmar committed genocide may actually embolden Min Aung Hlaing, confirming he can rub shoulders with world leaders regardless.

From Barron's ● Nov. 14, 2026

It is far from certain whether the coming weeks and months will embolden or strengthen Farage, or serve to emphasise the tight spot he is already in.

From BBC ● Jul. 8, 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

Beyond outright deception, the FDA’s framework can embolden coercive partners.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 4, 2026

The public takedown she’d executed on him, if anything, would embolden Toby—make him like her more.

From "We'll Fly Away" by Bryan Bliss

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

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

The only real deal, then, is a balanced peace that neither emboldens or provokes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 26, 2025

Perhaps it’s the safe feeling that emboldens me.

From "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins

That crisis of confidence, Ziegler told me, emboldened cancer patients.

From Slate ● Nov. 12, 2026

"We are concerned that if this case is decided against us, data centers across the country will be emboldened to go forward," Laura Thoms, enforcement director at Earthjustice, which is co-representing the NAACP, told AFP.

From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2026

For now, Infantino is as emboldened as he has ever been.

From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026

I bit my lower lip, emboldened by the darkness.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros

OpenAI’s value continued to surge as AI took off, as did the value of Arm, emboldening Son to pile more money into the company and the sector.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 11, 2026

That Foster can do it so seamlessly is not just remarkable; it’s emboldening.

From Salon ● Jan. 18, 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

What that view of the matter may have meant in emboldening him to his later excessively independent actions must be left to the reader's conjecture.

From The American Indian as Participant in the Civil War by Annie Heloise Abel