emboldened
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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
He said he believed an emboldened ap Iorwerth would begin pushing the case for independence much harder if Plaid won in May.
From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026
Perhaps emboldened by Pyongyang's new closeness to Russia, Trump's comment in October that he was "100 percent" open to meeting Kim again went unanswered.
From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026
South Korea, for instance, is heavily dependent on natural-gas imports and sits on the border with an emboldened North Korea, he said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 22, 2026
In the cinematographic twilight, Bernard risked a gesture which, in the past, even total darkness would hardly have emboldened him to make.
From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley
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