brave
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"My dear friend Ann" is the headline of the Daily Mirror, as Strictly Come Dancing judge Craig Revel Horwood describes the late politician as "an amazing human being, and brave."
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026
Nourmohammadi described those targeted as "young, brave Iranians -- the best of Iranians".
From Barron's ● Sep. 17, 2026
“They were incredibly brave to speak up against union leadership on this issue,” Tamer said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 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
How brave he was to tell me the truth about why he shut me out in seventh grade.
From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison
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
Pity the poor pedestrian who braves Seattle’s sidewalks.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 15, 2021
A group of 150 Chicago women braves Indian attacks, rough terrain and Mother Nature as they head West to seek husbands.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2020
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
We saw braver mid-blocks and, at times, teams pressing higher.
From BBC ● Jun. 22, 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
Puny and pathetic as Colin appears, he begins to seem like the braver of the two.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 5, 2026
As usual, they are much braver when their names aren’t attached to their opinions.
From Salon ● Jan. 23, 2026
Cora was getting braver but still stuck close to the dormitories when not attending to the Andersons.
From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead
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
But sometimes the hardest - and bravest - thing to do, is to stop trying.
From BBC ● Jan. 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
The noise was enough to unnerve the bravest mouse.
From "Ralph S. Mouse" by Beverly Cleary
A record-low 12,383 fans braved the heat at UCLA’s 2022 season opener and 14,093 the game after.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026
Tens of thousands of people have braved heavy rain as they arrived at the Reading Festival on its first day.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
Mwiche Nalupumbwe, 26, was among hundreds who braved the morning chill to queue at polling stations well before they opened.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
In Washington on Friday morning, hundreds of people braved sizzling heat to visit the Great American State Fair taking place on the National Mall.
From Barron's ● Jul. 3, 2026
He braved the witch woman’s goofer without incident and made it twenty-six miles before he was discovered snoozing in a hayloft.
From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead
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
On a cold February afternoon in Manchester, queues of concert-goers are braving the elements outside Co-op Live, Europe's largest indoor arena.
From BBC ● Feb. 20, 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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