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“U.S. shoppers are seemingly turning back to bold — big gold pieces, chunky chains, big colored gemstone pieces and cocktail rings, that kind of thing,” she said over email.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026
Mark Carney was pushing to take Canada’s relationship with the EU to the next level—a bold gambit to rewire the economic cabling of the Western alliance.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026
"This bold city, quieter. I remember the sense of shock, which was palpable on the streets of New York."
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
Make no mistake: America’s biggest theater chain wading into the indie film distribution business is a bold, risky move that suggests a dedication to both the art of cinema and the curious moviegoer.
From Salon ● Sep. 11, 2026
The paper was filled in with the slow precision of an artist's paintbrush, each line thick and bold with fresh ink.
From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton
“If inflation remains elevated, in my view, a potential series of small policy moves would be better than waiting and eventually concluding that even bolder actions were necessary,” Kashkari said.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 31, 2026
Deputy Labour Party leader Lucy Powell said Sunday Burnham's mayoral experience away from the London centre of government meant he understood the "bigger, bolder measures" needed to deliver on Labour's election manifesto promises.
From Barron's ● Jul. 20, 2026
"I have become bolder as I have become older," he added.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
Decades of information-based efforts have failed to improve eating habits, requiring bolder action on several fronts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
After I finished the letter to Caitlin, I decided to be even bolder, and write directly to her parents.
From "I Will Always Write Back" by Caitlin Alifirenka and Martin Ganda
Moreover, even a consumer-goods manufacturer’s boldest creations can be mimicked by a retailer’s private label.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 16, 2026
In the boldest move yet globally to curb the rise of fast fashion, France is set to impose per-item fees on Shein, Temu and other platforms deemed by the legislation to engage in "ultra-fast fashion".
From Barron's ● Aug. 24, 2026
“Lanterns,” which unfolds across two timelines, is the boldest entry so far in James Gunn’s remade DC Universe.
From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2026
He then turned to content, growing Comcast’s stable of networks and making one of his boldest moves: a hostile bid to buy Disney.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026
If a man, boldest and most intelligent of creatures, won’t wander from place to place, a stranger to all, beholden to none, why would an animal, which is by temperament far more conservative?
From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
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