courageous
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Over the past two weeks, Cornell University has faced a very public and very courageous rebellion, similar to the one Cassie attempts to mount in “Promising Young Woman.”
From Salon ● Oct. 2, 2026
Stribling “passed away peacefully at home ... after a courageous two-year battle with brain cancer,” her husband, Ken Washington, posted to her Instagram account.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026
He praised Damascus's "courageous decision" to report the undisclosed site, which dates back to the rule of al-Assad.
From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026
The fall of Constantinople, Hannah Arendt’s courageous life, Paul Simon’s African inspiration and more.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026
“Andrius gave me that nice bread we had with our soup. It’s very courageous of him to take risks like that for us.”
From "Between Shades of Gray" by Ruta Sepetys
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