audacious
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The museum’s new building, designed by Peter Zumthor, is as audacious in its conception as it is maddening to navigate.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026
Leyland's first try came as he scooped the ball over the line but his second came courtesy of an audacious run-in from halfway, which sent the home fans into raptures.
From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026
Borgli’s audacious, stark writing defies faux outrage, even if that performative indignation will be an inevitable product of a film so daring.
From Salon • Apr. 3, 2026
"I was ambitious, audacious and a little bit of naive," will.i.am said of pursuing the project.
From Barron's • Mar. 18, 2026
“Do you think it was an accident?” the Colonel asked as I stood beside him, my shoulders slouching, wanting a cigarette but nervous to be as audacious as him.
From "Looking for Alaska" by John Green
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