brave
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Nourmohammadi described those targeted as "young, brave Iranians -- the best of Iranians".
From Barron's ● Sep. 17, 2026
"I wish we consultants had been brave enough to follow our suspicions and escalate things to the police earlier," he told the BBC.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
Sushila Karki, who led Nepal as interim prime minister after Oli's government was overthrown, paid tribute to "all the brave individuals who lost their lives".
From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026
After the race, Russell tried to put a brave face on it, but it was impossible not to see how much it was hurting him.
From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026
He couldn’t even believe he’d been brave enough to run away.
From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova
Young readers will cheer for the doughty girl, who braves the razored depths to haul the baby dragon to safety in this satisfying, sumptuously illustrated fable translated from the French by Alyson Waters.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2025
Hansi Flick's - predominantly - young braves were confirmed as La Liga champions with a 2-0 win at Espanyol on Thursday, having already won the Copa del Rey in April.
From BBC ● May 15, 2025
A mysterious man falls to earth in a meteor, Galadriel braves a sea monster and a young Elrond and Durin spar and then make peace with the help of Durin’s terrific wife Issa.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2022
Pity the poor pedestrian who braves Seattle’s sidewalks.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 15, 2021
Muhammad braves that one pretty well against the reds from Michigan, the yellows from Ohio, the purples from Minnesota, the oranges from Iowa, and the greens from Indiana.
From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali
Ms. Crowther makes a good case that Monroe’s was a bigger, braver life than the headlines and gossip suggest.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 5, 2026
Others are salacious — the kind of letters we might write if we were braver, bolder, well, Eve Babitz.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 12, 2026
Nevertheless, the call from Angela Rayner, Sir Keir's former deputy, for Labour to take this as a "wake up call" and become "braver" was notably forthright.
From BBC ● Feb. 27, 2026
"If we want to make the change we were sent into government to make, we have to be braver," the Manchester MP added.
From Barron's ● Feb. 27, 2026
“But not for long,” I said, trying to sound braver than I felt.
From "Chains" by Laurie Halse Anderson
He is the loudest possible proof that you do not need a gun to be the bravest man on the hill.
From Salon ● Jul. 15, 2026
And when our best and bravest citizens are pushed to obey orders that they sense are wrong, the injury is compounded.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 16, 2025
It’s the bravest step, Moore says, because it requires self-compassion.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 2, 2025
Now 65 and describing himself as the "last man standing" of his friendship group, he says the quilt is a "reminder of the bravest and most beautiful people" he knew.
From BBC ● Jun. 12, 2025
Thor, god of thunder, mightiest of all the Aesir, the strongest, the bravest, the most valiant in battle, was not entirely awake yet, but he had the feeling that something was wrong.
From "Norse Mythology" by Neil Gaiman
Hundreds of fans braved temperatures of around 40C outside T-Mobile Arena for the ceremonial event on Friday evening.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
Protesters clashed with police as thousands of people braved stormy weather to demonstrate against a controversial private property bill outside the Argentine Senate on Thursday.
From Barron's ● Aug. 6, 2026
Further west in the US, millions of Americans already braved the heat.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
Outflanked by cruel and fickle gods at every turn, legendary Greek hero Odysseus outsmarted a one-eyed giant, suffered through the bewitching Sirens’ song and braved the Underworld’s dead denizens.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
Euron had even braved the Smoking Sea and lived to tell of it.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
But either way, there’s no braving this journey alone.
From Salon ● Aug. 24, 2026
But recent research shows that they were braving the cold.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 20, 2026
She goes from wanting to be a trophy wife with nothing to do, to braving a world that isn’t built for her, dressing and acting like she already has a seat at the table.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 4, 2026
More than a million pilgrims have poured into Saudi Arabia from across the world for the annual Hajj in Mecca, braving a war that has laid bare the Middle East’s modern fault lines.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 23, 2026
She went up in the mornings to Madame Lebrun’s room, braving the clatter of the old sewing-machine.
From "The Awakening" by Kate Chopin
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