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
Both the US and the Iranian delegations came to Islamabad emboldened by their belief that theirs was the winning side in this war.
From BBC • Apr. 12, 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
When they reached the ranch, the peasants, emboldened by the support they had received from the press, refused to let them in, demanding a court order.
From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende
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