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Devoted to rank-and-file labor organizing, it wants to put its people into key industries—logistics and public education, for example—and then embolden their unions.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026

Another parade through the streets of downtown Los Angeles this fall would only embolden their efforts.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 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

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 ● Jan. 30, 2026

But once it did occur to him, it seemed to embolden him, even past the point of caution.

From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz

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

He said: "It emboldens anti-trans rhetoric and contributes to a culture where marginalised people feel unsafe, unwelcome, and silenced."

From BBC ● Jul. 4, 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

Perhaps it’s the safe feeling that emboldens me.

From "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins

"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

Yet if anything, on the surface at least, Infantino appears emboldened.

From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026

The recent clashes with Saudi Arabia, coupled with escalating U.S. military action against Iran, have emboldened the Houthis to step in, analysts say.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026

She had a fierce twinkle in her eye, and Seven almost felt emboldened enough to follow her lead.

From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega

SpaceX’s historic offering in June went surprisingly smoothly despite its giant size, emboldening many companies to push forward with IPOs in the second-half of the year, according to people familiar with the matter.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026

There’s an emboldening lesson in that if you choose to take it in.

From Salon ● Nov. 12, 2025

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

But his absence from Port-au-Prince undermined the prospects of the planned intervention by emboldening gangs that already controlled most of the capital to make further advances.

From Slate ● Mar. 14, 2024

Then the personal note in his last speech had produced a serious effect on her, and all the time she felt that her silence was emboldening him, as indeed it was.

From A Millionaire of Yesterday by E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim