brave
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Fortune favoured the England fly-half's brave play a few minutes later.
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026
All these are adorable accessories to the character’s brave insistence on betting on herself in a world of naysayers set on diminishing her brightness.
From Salon ● Jul. 6, 2026
It was brave but risky and the game became more end-to-end.
From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026
While brave founders voted for liberty, the general had to stare down the British army.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 3, 2026
Danny didn’t want to cry in front of Mr. Garner, but he felt his lip tremble, so he kept quiet and thought of the one person who made him feel brave: Pili.
From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova
The Citi Field crowd will surely welcome them warmly—if anyone braves near-freezing temperatures in New York that night to watch them.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 20, 2026
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
Javier Galicia braves the bitter cold to clear snow from a sidewalk along 4th Ave. in Minneapolis.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 23, 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
"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
As usual, they are much braver when their names aren’t attached to their opinions.
From Salon ● Jan. 23, 2026
Chen discovers many parallels between X’s history and his own, causing him to contrast his cautious post-Tiananmen behavior with X’s braver choices.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 16, 2026
“There are a couple of films that, if you’re paying attention, have important things to say. I just hope everybody feels a little braver after a lot of the things we show.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2025
He’s braver than the woman to my right -- he stares at the Dauntless soldier in front of him, unflinching.
From "Insurgent" by Veronica Roth
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
It was the bravest of times, it was the priciest of times.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 2025
He also called President Zelensky the "bravest political leader in Europe since Winston Churchill".
From BBC ● Feb. 28, 2025
Al-though he could have been a prime minister of South Africa, he became one of the bravest and staunchest friends of the freedom struggle that I have ever known.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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
Crowds braved record heat to attend US President Donald Trump's grand July Fourth celebrations in Washington Saturday, until sharp winds, thunder and lightning prompted evacuations and the scene descended into chaos, anger and confusion.
From Barron's ● Jul. 5, 2026
The ship and its passengers braved the Scotia Sea, where stormy conditions caused swells up to 23 feet high.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 7, 2026
By Friday, tens of thousands of people of all ages, including several from the priesthood, braved the heat to participate in the occasion.
From BBC ● Apr. 17, 2026
There were memoirs by Arctic explorers, fearless mountaineers, and deep-sea divers who braved the briny deep wearing those newfangled diving costumes.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
Scotland fans have arrived in American's Sunshine State in their thousands, braving extremely hot temperatures.
From BBC ● Jun. 23, 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
"Most people have this image of an intrepid explorer braving an isolated mountain or some other remote place, and stumbling across a creature that no one has ever seen before," Chan said.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 9, 2026
Access to the repair site required braving the water current and swimming through a narrow tunnel.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 15, 2026
Me and Abby, braving the cold to go see the holiday lights together.
From "Five Feet Apart" by Rachael Lippincott
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