emboldened
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After years of sketches, she was emboldened to finish the song after running into front man Lupe Esparza at 2022’s Bésame Mucho festival, who encouraged her to send a demo.
From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026
A U.S. emboldened by its world-leading fossil-fuel output.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026
He said he believed an emboldened ap Iorwerth would begin pushing the case for independence much harder if Plaid won in May.
From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026
Perhaps emboldened by Pyongyang's new closeness to Russia, Trump's comment in October that he was "100 percent" open to meeting Kim again went unanswered.
From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026
They looked down over the sill and discovered the problem: The fast-growing crowd of spectators, emboldened by seeing passengers in the first car, had leaped into the next car, ignoring shouts to stay back.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
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