dared

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Wearing an eye mask fashioned out of a dollar bill with strategic holes cut in it, so as not to trip over Jeff Bezos, Paulson’s look dared to ask: “In this economy?”

From Salon • May 5, 2026

By the end of the meeting, Maguire dared Grinberg to drop out of Berkeley to start a company.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

The short answer is more than even the optimists dared hope for.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

EU industry chief Stephane Sejourne celebrated the EU nuclear pivot Tuesday saying Brussels dared "to break certain taboos".

From Barron's • Mar. 10, 2026

He stayed in for as long as he dared, but up above, “a big ash cloud way up flashed hundreds of red lightning bolts.”

From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone