courageous
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Look at him in the photograph here, circa 1977, the year he won the America’s Cup helming the 12-meter sloop, Courageous.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026
In other sports endeavors, Turner successfully skippered the US yacht Courageous to win the 1977 America's Cup.
From Barron's • May 6, 2026
Courageous in his commitment to scientific truth, he espouses opinions that can strike us as elitist and illiberal today.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2024
Seattle All-City Band Director Marcus Pimpleton, who is Black, led a panel discussion, “A Courageous Conversation About Race in the Rehearsal Room,” during last month’s event in Bellevue.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 19, 2023
Piety, Cat, Courageous, Sceptre, Red Raven, Harridan, Faithful, Fury, they had all gone up, Kingslander and Godsgrace as well, the demon was eating his own.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
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