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[brayv] / breɪv /




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Still, he praised her as a "brave woman."

From Barron's ● Nov. 6, 2026

In 1961, the Mercury-Redstone 2 transported a brave “astrochimp” named Ham to space in order to discern if the trip would be safe for humans.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026

Reading Mr. Barnes’s account of life in Kyiv, it is difficult to say how long the brave Ukrainian spirit can hold out.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

Tesla investors and customers should be grateful that they bankrolled this brave new world.

From Slate ● Oct. 19, 2026

I brave his gaze and pinch my lips up into a smile.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

That’s when she braves the sport’s gnarliest crashes to master tricks so dangerous that her opponents won’t even dare to attempt them.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 11, 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

And Lastest of All: Nomadland Loser: A scrappy woman living in a rolling box braves intermittent cell service on her primitive iPhone 6s in a quest for ink.

From Washington Post ● Nov. 3, 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

She wrote about the need for governments to be "braver" in building big infrastructure projects and "clear eyed" about the risks and benefits AI would drive in advanced economies.

From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026

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

"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

“That’s a fib!” cried Jo, taking her by the shoulders, and looking fierce enough to frighten a much braver child than Amy.

From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott

“We’re trying to figure out who the 3% are, because they are the bravest people on earth.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

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 she’s the bravest of them all on this night, so to speak.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 4, 2025

It’s the bravest step, Moore says, because it requires self-compassion.

From MarketWatch ● Dec. 2, 2025

"He never gave up. He would not give up. The smallest and weakest among us proved the strongest and bravest in the end. Rin owes him a great debt."

From "Rowan of Rin" by Emily Rodda

“We must do what we can to protect Brazil’s democracy,” said Karina da Silva Pereira, a 50-year-old lawyer in São Paulo, who braved torrential rains to vote for da Silva.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026

Last winter, food began to run low as fewer volunteers braved the road to deliver supplies.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2026

Hundreds of fans braved temperatures of around 40C outside T-Mobile Arena for the ceremonial event on Friday evening.

From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026

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

It was Kim who must have braved any number of intimidating bouncers and hipsters to find Adam.

From "If I Stay" by Gayle Forman

Very few people braving near-freezing conditions in Anchorage appeared concerned about the revelations first reported by The New York Times, which landed like a thunderclap in political circles thousands of miles away.

From Barron's ● Nov. 3, 2026

Digger enters that room like a gladiator braving the ring.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026

But either way, there’s no braving this journey alone.

From Salon ● Aug. 24, 2026

Scotland fans have arrived in American's Sunshine State in their thousands, braving extremely hot temperatures.

From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2026

It was at that very moment that I knew with certainty we would always be one, together forever, protecting our loved ones, braving the wind and illuminating the sky.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall


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