daresay
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I daresay that if you put your money in the right places and you are careful, you could even retire at 55 with $500,000 and be perfectly fine.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 24, 2026
"I daresay it's going to offer quite a bit," said Smith in his Christmas Day news conference.
From BBC • Dec. 25, 2025
The majority of us in attendance were people of color, as were the immigration officers who were patient, and I daresay, joyful.
From Salon • Jul. 29, 2023
I daresay this film represents a nadir for cinema, even of the B variety, for it’s not even redeemingly/inadvertently hilarious.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 9, 2023
‘But I wasn’t worrying about that. You have leave to walk over my land, if you have a mind, Mr. Peregrin. And you, Mr. Baggins — though I daresay you still like mushrooms.’
From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien
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