courageous
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Her mother, Hayley Dripps, described her as "a very happy little girl... the strongest person I've ever met in my life... courageous and had a smile that would light up a room".
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026
"His performance certainly seems tinged with the courageous naivety of Spider-Man, insisting on trying to influence those much more cunning and physically capable than he," he wrote.
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026
It was chaotic, it was courageous, and it immediately entered the ranks of England’s greatest victories in the country’s tortured 76-year history of competing at the World Cup.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026
But a thoughtful and courageous Congress could go further than just pushing for equality in school sports.
From Slate ● Jul. 6, 2026
That she was waiting for him, a woman awaiting a courageous man in search of his treasure.
From "The Alchemist" by Paulo Coelho
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