courageous
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This moment requires all citizens to stand behind our courageous service members, who are risking their lives to protect our nation.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026
“We need to understand that they were very courageous to speak out.”
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026
California Governor Gavin Newsom said the farm workers movement and labour movement "are much bigger than one man", and that he stands with "the courageous women" like Huerta.
From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026
The band called the record “. . .an immediate response to current events and inspired by the many extraordinary and courageous people fighting on the frontlines of freedom.”
From Salon • Mar. 10, 2026
“A wise and courageous decision, but no less than I would have expected of you. Does anyone else know where it fell?”
From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling
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