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

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

But this time, many of the most prominent conservative commentators felt emboldened enough to openly criticize the administration’s actions.

From Slate • Mar. 5, 2026

“We can’t allow all this to be amplified or emboldened through an algorithm,” Elma Saiz, Spain’s minister of inclusion, social security and migration, said at a press conference.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 17, 2026

“That some of the officers are real buddy-buddy with the in-mates,” said one of the Antonellis, seeming emboldened.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover