daredevil
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Donald Campbell's restored Bluebird craft has been fired up on Coniston Water for the first time since the daredevil pilot's fatal crash on the lake almost 60 years ago.
From BBC ● May 11, 2026
A tanker belonging to daredevil Greek shipowner George Prokopiou is among the few Western ships to have sailed out through the passage since the war began, according to data firm Kpler.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 11, 2026
Hundreds of spectators gathered at the base of the 101-storey tower to watch Alex Honnold, 40, embark on his daredevil feat, which was also broadcast live on Netflix.
From Barron's ● Jan. 25, 2026
More recently, the daredevil actor has focused on warm-up stretches, muscling his eight-film franchise to its explosive finale.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 1, 2026
These dogfights in the sky between daredevil pilots in open cockpits without seat belts, high above the mud of the trenches, were greatly admired.
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
It hires restless aviators and eccentric daredevils to transport crazy stuff that no one else will.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 20, 2026
Monday's Republic Day parade featured Russian helicopters and planes, alongside dancers and motorcycle daredevils.
From Barron's ● Jan. 28, 2026
It was a white-knuckle, high-wire business fit only for daredevils.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2025
Mountain goats are high-elevation daredevils, learning to balance upon the steepest of rocky edifices soon after they are born.
From New York Times ● May 1, 2024
The younger Hungarian was one of those slumbering daredevils who combine a compact, rugged shape—strong wrists, hair low on the forehead—with the soft voice and shy manners of a girl.
From Antwerp to Gallipoli A Year of the War on Many Fronts—and Behind Them by Arthur Ruhl
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