daresay

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I daresay that in a contest between pigeons and horses as to usefulness to humans, the horse would win by several strides.

From New York Times

Here Mr. Nora paused before continuing: “Anyway, I daresay some of us are old enough to have echoes in our heads of Goebbels when he said, ‘When I hear the word “culture” I reach for my revolver.’”

From New York Times

While people may gather around holiday tables this year in smaller numbers to stop the spread of COVID-19, dinner will still be delicious – and daresay, the leftovers are even better.

From Fox News

“Mr. Rove talks to a great many people in Washington all the time ... most of those conversations, I daresay, are not about Rivada,” Carney said of the company’s relationship with Rove.

From Washington Post

“This was all very interesting to me, and, I daresay, a bit charming,” recalled Mr. Harris, now 82 and an emeritus professor of economics at Stanford, in written answers to questions.

From New York Times