brazen

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“Over the life of this fraud scheme, not a single legitimate hospice service was ever provided, yet millions were billed in a brazen, calculated scheme that exploited the Medi-Cal system,” Bonta said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

But his latest scheme is even more brazen: He will soon appear on American currency.

From Salon • Mar. 29, 2026

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun called the strike a "brazen crime" that broke the "most basic rules" of international law by targeting reporters, "who are ultimately civilians performing a professional duty".

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026

To add Mr. Caldwell in wartime is certainly brazen.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

“If you will come courting such a headstrong, brazen girl,” he said indulgently, “then I can only give you both my blessing. Perhaps you can teach her some meekness.”

From "The Witch of Blackbird Pond" by Elizabeth George Speare