emboldened

Example Sentences

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“The IRS will definitely be emboldened to be more aggressive in asserting economic substance arguments,” said Robert Kovacev, an attorney at Miller & Chevalier.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 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

But this time, many of the most prominent conservative commentators felt emboldened enough to openly criticize the administration’s actions.

From Slate • Mar. 5, 2026

That is because families feel newly emboldened to denounce the arrests of their loved ones.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026

According to Andrews and a dissenting California Supreme Court judge, the ruling didn’t prevent commercialization; it just took patients out of the equation and emboldened scientists to commodify tissues in increasing numbers.

From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot